● Accredited professional organization (APO).

Refers to the duly integrated and accredited

professional organization of registered and

Definition of
licensed pharmacists,
● Adult vaccines. Refer to cervical cancer, flu
(influenza), pneumococcal, other pre-exposure

Terms
prophylactic vaccines to be administered to
patients aged eighteen (18) years and above.
● Adulterated/Deteriorated pharmaceutical
products. Refer to pharmaceutical products
unfit for human consumption.
● Biopharmaceuticals. Refer to pharmaceutical
products that are used for therapeutic or for in
vivo diagnostic purposes.
● Brand name. Refers to the proprietary name
given by the manufacturer to distinguish its
product from those of competitors.
 ● Cipher, Code, or Secret Key. Refers to a method
of secret writing or use of characteristic style or

Definition of
symbol by substituting other letter/s or character/s
for the letter/s intended, for the purpose of
misleading the consumer.

Terms
● Compounding. Refers to the sum of processes
performed by a pharmacist in drug preparation.
● Cosmetics. Refer to a substance or preparation
intended to be placed in contact with the various
external parts of the human body or with the teeth
and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity.
● Generic Dispensing. Means dispensing the
patient's/buyer's choice from among generic
equivalents, i.e., finished pharmaceutical products
having the same active ingredients, same dosage
form and same strength as the prescribed drug.
 ● Counterfeit pharmaceutical products. Refer to
pharmaceutical products which do not contain the
amounts as claimed; with wrong ingredients; without
active ingredients; or with insufficient quantity of

Definition of active ingredients, which result in the reduction of the

products’ safety, efficacy, quality, strength, or purity.
● Dispensing. Refers to the sum of processes

Terms performed by a pharmacist from reading, validating,

and interpreting prescriptions; preparing; packaging;
labeling; record keeping; dose calculations; and
counseling or giving information.
● Drugs. Refer to pharmaceutical products that pertain
to chemical compounds or biological substances,
other than food, intended for use in the treatment,
prevention, or diagnosis of disease in humans or
animals.
● DOH. Means Department of Health
● PDEA. Refers to the Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency
 ● FDA. Means Food and Drug Administration of the
Philippines.
● Filling. Refers to the act of dispensing or providing

Definition of
medicines in accordance with a prescription or
medication order.
● Food/Dietary supplements. refer to processed

Terms
food products intended to supplement the diet that
bears or contains one (1) or more dietary
ingredients.
● Generic name. Refers to the scientifically and
internationally recognized name of the active
ingredients, as approved by the FDA pursuant to
Republic Act No. 6675, otherwise known as the
"Generics Act of 1988".
● Health supplement. Refers to any product that is
used to maintain, enhance and improve the
healthy function of the human body and contains
one (1) or more or a combination of substances.
 ● Household remedies. Refer to any
preparation containing pharmaceutical
substances of common or ordinary use to

Definition of
relieve common physical ailments and which
may be dispensed without a medical
prescription.

Terms
● Institutional pharmacies. Refer to
pharmacies of institutions, organizations,
and/or corporations that provide a range of
pharmaceutical services, given exclusively to
the employees and/or their qualified
dependents.
● Label. Refers to a display of written, printed, or
graphic matter on the immediate container of
any article.
● Labeling materials. Refer to all labels and
other written, printed, or graphic matter.
 ● Online pharmacy services. refer to pharmaceutical
services of a duly licensed pharmaceutical outlet done
over the internet.

Definition of
● Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. refer to
medicines used for symptomatic relief of minor
ailments and which may be dispensed without a
prescription.

Terms ● Pharmaceutical establishments. refer to entities

licensed by appropriate government agencies, and
which are involved in the manufacture, importation,
exportation, repacking, and distribution of
pharmaceutical products to pharmaceutical outlets.
● Pharmaceutical manufacturers. refer to
establishments engaged in any or all operations
involved in the production of pharmaceutical products.
● Pharmaceutical marketing. refers to any activity
undertaken, organized, or sponsored by a
pharmaceutical establishment or outlet which is
directed at promoting its product.
 ● Pharmacy assistants. Refer to persons who assist the
pharmacists in different aspects of pharmacy operation based
on established standard operating procedures and processes,
with a minimum degree of independence or decision making

Definition of
and may have supervised interaction with patients.
● Pharmacy technicians. Refer to persons who assist in
compounding and dispensing of medicines in community,
hospital, institutional and industrial settings or engaged in

Terms
other activities under the supervision of the pharmacist.
● Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists. Refer to
the established national framework for quality standards and
guidelines of the practice of pharmacy that respond to the
needs of the people who require the pharmacists’ services to
provide optimal, evidence-based care as formulated by the
integrated APO and approved by the Professional Regulatory
Board of Pharmacy.
● Physician’s samples. Refer to medicines given to health
professionals for promotional purposes only.
● Prescription/Ethical medicines. Refer to medicines which
can only be dispensed by a pharmacist to a patient, upon the
presentation of a valid prescription from a physician, dentist,
or veterinarian and for which a pharmacist’s advice is
necessary.
 ● Refilling of a prescription. Refers to the act of
dispensing the remaining balance of medicines

Definition of
ordered in the prescription;
● Referral. Refers to the process wherein a pharmacist
provides consultative services and conducts
preliminary assessment of symptoms and refers the

Terms ●
patient to a physician or other health care
professional;
Referral registry. Refers to the record book
maintained by pharmacists, listing the patients referred
to different health facilities for further diagnosis;
● Telepharmacy services. Refer to pharmaceutical
services of a duly licensed pharmaceutical outlet done
through the use of telephone, teleconferencing, or
facsimile.
● Senior citizen/Elderly. Shall mean any resident
citizen of the Philippines at least sixty (60) years old;
References:
REPUBLIC ACT No. 10918. (2016, July 21). The LAWPHiL Project. Retrieved

March 5, 2023, from

https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2016/ra_10918_2016.html
Title: REPUBLIC ACT No. 10918

Type: Primary Source

Brief description: The objective of this research is to To be aware

of the laws in regards to dispensing practices in the Philippines

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___.

This reference is helpful in answering our modules because with

its Information Technology Center, the Arellano Law Foundation
created the legal website LawPhil. The Arellano Law Foundation
made every effort to guarantee that the information on this website
was accurate when it was first published and last amended.

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References:
REPUBLIC ACT No. 6675. (1988, September 13). The LAWPHiL Project.

Retrieved March 5, 2023, from

https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6675_1988.html
Title: REPUBLIC ACT No. 6675

Type: Primary Source

Brief description: The objective of this research is to To be aware

of the laws in regards to dispensing practices in the Philippines

__________________________________________________________
___.

This reference is helpful in answering our modules because with

its Information Technology Center, the Arellano Law Foundation
created the legal website LawPhil. The Arellano Law Foundation
made every effort to guarantee that the information on this website
was accurate when it was first published and last amended.

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___.
References:
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165. (2002, June 7). The LAWPHiL Project. Retrieved March 5,

2023, from

https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2002/ra_9165_2002.html#:~:text=

%E2%80%93%20It%20is%20the%20policy%20of,to%20their%20development

%20and%20preservation.
Title: REPUBLIC ACT No. 9165

Type: Primary Source

Brief description: The objective of this research is to To be aware of the

laws in regards to dispensing practices in the Philippines

_____________________________________________________________.

This reference is helpful in answering our modules because with its

Information Technology Center, the Arellano Law Foundation created the
legal website LawPhil. The Arellano Law Foundation made every effort to
guarantee that the information on this website was accurate when it was
first published and last amended.

_____________________________________________________________.
References:
Republic Act No. 9257. (2004, February 26). The LAWPHiL Project. Retrieved

March 5, 2023, from

https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9257_2004.html
Title: REPUBLIC ACT No. 9257

Type: Primary Source

Brief description: The objective of this research is to To be aware

of the laws in regards to dispensing practices in the Philippines

__________________________________________________________
___.

This reference is helpful in answering our modules because with

its Information Technology Center, the Arellano Law Foundation
created the legal website LawPhil. The Arellano Law Foundation
made every effort to guarantee that the information on this website
was accurate when it was first published and last amended.

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___.
References:
Board Regulations - Republic of Philippines - Office of the President. (2023,

February 20). Republic of Philippines - Office of the President.

Retrieved March 5, 2023, from https://ddb.gov.ph/board-regulations/

Title: BOARD REGULATION No. 1 Series of 2014

Type: Primary Source

Brief description: The objective of this research is to To be

aware of the laws in regards to dispensing practices in the
Philippines

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directly came from the Dangerous Drug Board and indicated in it
link that it came from a government website/link.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 23 COMPLIANCE REPORT TEMPLATE. (2009).

[PDF]. Anti-Red Tape Authority.

https://ecs.doh.gov.ph/images/COC_2020/ECSGH_AO23_Compliance_Re

port.pdf
Title: REPUBLIC ACT No. 10918

Type: Primary Source

Brief description: The objective of this research is to To be aware of

the laws in regards to dispensing practices in the Philippines

__________________________________________________________
___.

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directly came from the government agency which is Anti-Red Tape
Authority and Employment and indicated in it link that it came from
a government website/link.

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Badong, K. (n.d.-a). AO 63 s 1989 (Read Sec 3.2). Scribd. Retrieved March

4, 2023, from https://www.scribd.com/doc/281010173/AO-63-s-1989-

Read-Sec-3-2#
Title: AO 63 s 1989 (Read Sec 3.2)

Type: Primary Source

Brief description: The objective of this research is to To be aware of the

laws in regards to dispensing practices in the Philippines

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