Dispensing Process
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Definition of Terms
• Dispensing
• Act by a validly registered pharmacist of filling a prescription or a physician’s
order on a patient’s chart through a medication order.
• Generic dispensing
• Act of filling a prescription based on the patient’s choice from among generic
equivalents.
• Generic equivalents
• Finished pharmaceutical products having the same AI, strength, and dosage
forms.
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Definition of Terms
• Partial filling
• Dispensing less than the total number of units prescribed
• Drug outlet
• Drugstores, pharmacy, and other business related establishment which sells
medicines.
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Definition of Terms
• Non-prescription medicines
• Over-the-counter – can be sold in
non-traditional drug outlets
• Pharmacy-only medicines – can only
be sold in a traditional drug outlet
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Definition of Terms
• Prescription/Ethical Drug
• Substance which can only be dispensed upon presentation of a prescription
written by a validly licensed professional
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Definition of Terms
• Prescription/Ethical Drug
• Correct prescription must be recorded in a
prescription book registered with FDA by the
pharmacist
• Records must be kept for two years and must be
available for inspection when asked by the FDA
inspector
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Definition of Terms
• Dangerous Drugs
• Regulated substances and require a special prescription from the DDB
• Can only be dispensed by a pharmacist with S3 license
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Definition of Terms
• Dangerous Drugs
• Prescription must be kept for a period of one
year after recording it in a DDB prescription
book
• Prescription is written in triplicate
• Original – pharmacist
• Second copy – physician
• Third copy - patient
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Definition of Terms
• Dangerous Drugs
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Definition of Terms
• Dangerous Drugs
• Pharmacists makes semi-annual reports to the DDB for all purchases and sales
of dangerous drugs and records must be available for inspection
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Process
• Receiving the prescription
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Process
• Reading and checking the prescription – SALAD
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Process
• Reading and checking the prescription
• Patient’s diagnosis / disorder
• Patient’s allergies / hypersensitivities
• Pharmacologic action of drugs
• Dosage form and regimen
• Prescribed administration route
• Quantity
• Medication errors
• Possible incompatibilities
• Drug interaction
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Process
• Prepare the Drug
• Compounding prescription
• Prefabricated dosage form
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Process
• Packaging
• DF employed
• Quantify prescribed e.g. wide
mouth bottles
• Storage requirement
• Mode of administration
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Process
• Labelling and necessary auxiliary labels
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Process
• Labelling and necessary auxiliary labels
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Process
• Pricing (Mark up + Professional fee)
• Adopt a certain percentage which serves as profit
• 10% is acceptable
• Professional fee includes overbend expenses and labels
• Senior Citizens and People with Disability (PWD)
• Deduct 12% EVAT and provide 20% discount (-32%)
• Athletes
• Deduct 20% discount
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Process
• Delivery of the
products
• Receiving and
Filing
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Process
• Patient Counseling
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Generic Dispensing
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Role of Pharmacists / Pharmacy Assistants
• Interpret the prescription correctly
• Inform the customer of all generically equivalent drug product to the
one prescribed
• Show the corresponding price of available products
• Dispense the patient’s choice and fill in pertinent information about
the drug
• Use, dose, manner of administration, adverse effects, contraindications
*PA’s should be under the direct guidance and supervision of a
RPh.
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Guidelines:
Requirement
• Inform the patient/buyer of all available drug products generically
equivalent to the one prescribed
• Post in a conspicuous place in their establishment a list of drug
products using generic names with their brand names, if any, and
their corresponding correct price.
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Guidelines:
Required Drug Outlet Labels
• Name of the patient
• Generic name of the drug
• Brand name, if any
• Manufacturer
• Dosage strength
• Expiry date
• Direction for use
• Name of the pharmacist
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Guidelines:
Partial Filling of Prescription Requirement
• Partially filled prescriptions are returned to the client
• The drugstore that completes the filling shall keep the prescription on
file
• Write on prescription
• Date of partial filling
• Quantity served and balance of the prescription not served
• Name and address of the drugstore
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Guidelines:
Dispensing of DDB Category A and B List
• Dispensing must be done by the pharmacist who shall affix his/her
signature on the prescription filled
• The order and instruction of the doctor must be precisely followed
• Partial filling is allowed but the prescription will not be returned to
the patient.
• Original yellow prescription will be kept by the pharmacist
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Guidelines:
Violative and Impossible Prescriptions
• Shall not be filled
• Pharmacist shall advise the prescriber of the problem and/or instruct
the client to get the proper prescription
• Shall be kept and reported by the pharmacist or other interested
parties to the nearest DOH office for appropriate action
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Guidelines:
Erroneous Prescription
• Shall be filled
• Shall be kept and reported to the nearest DOH office
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Violations:
Dispensers and Outlets
• Imposing a particular brand or product on the buyer
• Inaccurate dispensing
• Failure to post or make accessible the required up-to-date drug
product info
• Failure to adequately inform the buyer on available products that
meets the prescription
• Failure to indicate the generic/official name designated by the FDA
and other required information
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Violations:
Dispensers and Outlets
• Failure to record and keep prescriptions filled
• Failure to report to the nearest DOH office
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Penalties
• Suspension and revocation of the license to operate of the drug
outlet by the Secretary of Health
• Professionals directly involved in the violations shall be recommended
by the Health Secretary for appropriate administrative sanctions by
the PRC.
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End of Lecture
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