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PHINMA SAINT JUDE COLLEGE

OUTCOMES:
SCOPE & FUNCTIONS OF At the end of the session the
PHARMACISTS students will be able to:
• Describe the scope of Pharmacy
PERSPECTIVES IN PHARMACY practice according to the Philippine
Pharmacy Act
• Identify the essential functions of
Pharmacists
• Describe the current and emerging
fields of Pharmacy

Date
TIME

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CHECKLIST: PHARMACY PRACTICE

▪ Read course and unit objectives Pharmacy is the art and science of preparing and
▪ Read study guide prior to class dispensing medications and the provision of drug-
attendance related information to the public.
▪ Read required learning resources;
refer to unit terminologies for
jargons
▪ Proactively participate in
discussions
▪ Participate in weekly discussion
board (Canvas)
▪ Answer and submit course unit
tasks

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PHARMACY PRACTICE COMPOUNDING

It involves the following: Is the preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging or
labeling of a drug as the result of a prescription or drug
❑interpretation of prescription orders order by a physician, dentist, optometrist or veterinarian or
❑compounding, labeling, and dispensing of drugs and devices for the purpose of research, teaching or chemical analysis and
not for sale or dispensing
❑drug product selection and drug utilization reviews;
❑patient monitoring and intervention;
❑and the provision of cognitive services related to use of
medications and devices.

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American
DISPENSING Pharmacists Association
❑ A process whereby a pharmacist receives and checks a describes the mission of
valid prescriber’s medication order or prescription pharmacy as serving society as:
and makes available drugs and medicines, with advice
“the profession responsible for the
on their proper use and other relevant information appropriate use of medications,
devices, and services to achieve
optimal therapeutic outcomes.”

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Pharmacists for the Origin of

Future Pharmaceutical Care
often referred to as the Millis Report
The Report of the Commission of Pharmacy
“pharmacy should be conceived basically as a knowledge
system that renders a health service by concerning itself with
understanding drugs and their effects.”
Patient-Care
Transitional

Traditional

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Pharmaceutical Care PHARMACISTS

❑ are those who are educated and licensed to dispense
“the responsible provision of drug therapy for the drugs and to provide drug information—they are
purpose of achieving definite outcomes that experts on medications.
improve a patient’s quality of life.”

❑ They are the most accessible

member of today’s health
care team, and often are the
first source of assistance and
advice on many common
ailments and health care
matters.

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PRACTICE OF PHARMACY PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

R.A. 5921 R.A. 10918
❑Prepare or manufacture, analyze, assay, preserve, store, A person is deemed to be practicing pharmacy when with or
distribute or sell any medicine, drug, chemical, cosmetics, without a fee, salary, percentage or other rewards, paid or
pharmaceuticals, devices of contrivances given directly or indirectly, shall:

❑Render pharmaceutical service in any office or drug and

cosmetic establishment where scientific, technological or (A) Prepare,
professional knowledge of pharmacy is applied
❑compound or manufacture,
❑Engage in teaching scientific, technological or professional ❑preserve,
pharmacy subject in a college of pharmacy
❑store,
❑Conduct or undertake scientific pharmaceutical research for ❑distribute,
biological and bacteriological testings and examinations
❑procure, sell, or dispense, or both, any pharmaceutical
product or its raw materials.

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PRACTICE OF PHARMACY PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

R.A. 10918 R.A. 10918
(B) Render services, such as: (C) Engage in
❑Clinical pharmacy services, teaching scientific, technical, or professional pharmacy
❑Drug information services, courses in a school or college of pharmacy.
❑Regulatory services,
❑Pharmaceutical marketing,
❑Medication management, or whenever the
expertise and
❑Technical knowledge of the pharmacist is
required.

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PRACTICE OF PHARMACY PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

R.A. 10918 R.A. 10918
(D) Dispense pharmaceutical products in situations (E) Assays. Chemical, biological or microbiological
where supervision of dispensing of pharmaceutical analyses and assay of pharmaceutical products, food
products is required. dietary supplements, health supplements, and cosmetics.

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PRACTICE OF PHARMACY PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

R.A. 10918 R.A. 10918
(F) Physico-chemical analyses for medical devices (G) Administration of adult vaccines as approved by
used in aid of administration of pharmaceutical the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
products.

undergo the training on the safe

administration

certificate of training

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PRACTICE OF PHARMACY PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

R.A. 10918 R.A. 10918
(H) Conduct or undertake scientific research in all
aspects involving pharmaceutical products (a), (b), (c), (d) and (i) are
exclusive to licensed pharmacists.

(I) Provide other services where pharmaceutical (e), (f), (g) and (h)
knowledge is required. can be practice by Pharmacists but not exclusive to
them

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
OF PHARMACISTS
PART 2 The function of practicing pharmacists may be
classified in the following manner:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Professional function

2. Technical function
3. Administrative, supervisory and managerial functions
4. Entrepreneurial functions

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PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL
FUNCTIONS: FUNCTIONS:
▪ Dispensing the drug with proper instruction
▪ Ensuring safe and effective use of drugs by patients.
▪ Providing drug information to the patient
▪ Participating in the practice of drug use decision
▪ Monitoring the patient to maximize compliance
▪ Selecting the drug product dosage form
▪ Monitoring the patient to detect adverse drug
▪ Selecting drug product source of supply reactions and interactions.

▪ Determining the dose and dosage schedule ▪ Monitoring the patient to enhance the outcomes
of drug therapy
▪ Preparing the drug product for patient’s use
▪ Counseling patient on the appropriate utilization
of medication

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TECHNICAL FUNCTIONS: TECHNICAL FUNCTIONS:

Include a large variety of manipulative or 2. Functions carried out as a prerequisite to
mechanical tasks that must be carried out dispensing.
during the course of practice.
Example:
◦ Repacking multiple and unit dose packages of
1. Functions indirectly related to drugs and their labeling
dispensing.
3. Functions directly involved with
Example: dispensing.
◦ Stocking shelves,
Example:
◦ cleaning up after the pharmacists has
◦ Counting or dispensing prefabricated
prepared the drug. medications,
◦ Reconstituting drug powders
◦ Preparing labels

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ADMINISTRATIVE, SUPERVISORY & ADMINISTRATIVE, SUPERVISORY &

MANAGERIAL: MANAGERIAL:
Even with no managerial responsibility, pharmacists have In small pharmacy, the pharmacist usually manage the
administrative duties. entire operation including administrative and supervisory
Example: functions.
◦ Proper prescription interpretation
◦ Record keeping
◦ Pricing procedures
◦ Maintaining patient’s drug history
◦ Inventory control
◦ Purchase request

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ENTREPRENEURIAL CURRENT & EMERGING

FUNCTIONS: FIELDS:
Medication therapy
Pharmacists who practice as independent professionals Research and development
establishing their non pharmacy functions by investing
personal and borrowed funds. Clinical pharmacy
They depend directly on their own skills as professionals and Academe
managers.
Quality control
Legal and regulatory practice
Public health
Pharmaceutical journalism

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