PHA613: TERMINOLOGIES AND 10-STAR PHARMACIST

MANAGER

Pharmacists must be able to effectively manage resources and information. He/she must also be comfortable being managed by others, whether an employer, an immediate superior, or the leader of a healthcare team.

RESEARCHER

Pharmacists must be able to increase the availability of unbiased health and drug-related information to the public and other health care professionals.

RESEARCHER

Pharmacists must be able to use the evidencebased approach effectively in order to provide proper advice on the rational use of medicines

DECISION MAKER

Pharmacists must have the ability to evaluate, synthesize, and decide upon the most appropriate course of action.

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE PROVIDER

Pharmacists should be able to provide pharmaceutical care in all areas of practice.

ENTREPRENEUR - Pharmapreneurism

describe the process by which pharmacy entrepreneurs achieve their career aspirations by addressing the nation's health care, research, policy, and societal needs through leadership, creativity, and innovation

ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION (APO)

refers to the duly integrated and accredited professional organization of registered and licensed pharmacists.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

refers to the inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills, and ethical values in a post-licensure specialized or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research, and/or lifelong learning.

MEDICATION ORDER

refers to the order for inpatients in hospitals and other institutions written by the physician on forms or entered directly into the institution's computer system.

BRAND NAME

refers to the proprietary name given by the manufacturer to distinguish its product from those of competitors.

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."

DISPENSING

refers to the sum of processes performed by a pharmacist from reading, validating, and interpreting prescriptions; preparing; packaging; labeling; record keeping; dose calculations; and counseling or giving information, in relation to the sale or transfer of pharmaceutical products, with or without a prescription or medication order.

DRUGS

Any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function to the human body or animals;

DRUG

(1) Any article recognized in the official United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary (USP-NF), Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of USA, Philippine Pharmacopeia, Philippine National Drug Formulary (PNDF), British Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopeia, Japanese Pharmacopeia, and any official compendium or any supplement to them;

DRUGS

(2) Any article intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease of man or animals;

-The Generics Pharmacy • Mercury Drug Corporation • Generika Drugstore • Watsons Personal Care Stores, Phils. • Southstar Drug • Rose Pharmacy • St. Joseph Pharmacy (Luzon area)

*Leading drugstore chains inthe country (7)

DECISION MAKER

Pharmacists must be able to choose the most appropriate, efficacious, and cost-effective use of resources in their respective fields of practice.

DRUG DISTRIBUTOR/EXPORTER

Any establishment that exports raw materials, active ingredients and finished products for distribution to other drug establishments outside the country.

DRUG DISTRIBUGTOR/IMPORTER

: Aspen Phils

DRUG MANUFACTURER

Abbott Laboratories

DRUGS

Any article intended for use, as a component of articles, specified in clauses (1), (2), and (3), not including devices or their components, parts, and accessories; and

LIFE-LONG LEARNER

As critical members of the ever-changing healthcare system, this quality is important to sustain the pharmacists' competence and ensure the provision of quality patient care.

TEACHER

Aside from educating patients and other healthcare professionals regarding the rational use of medicines, the pharmacist also has the responsibility to assist with the education and training of future generations of pharmacists.

DRUG DISTRIBUTOR/WHOLESALER

Dyna Drug Corp.

DRUG TRADER

Interphil Laboratories

DRUG DISTRIBUTOR/WHOLESALER

GE Distributors

DRUG DISTRIBUTOR/EXPORTER

GSK Phils

AGENT OF POSITIVE CHANGE

He/she must be able to motivate, inspire, catalyze, and potentially lead the change process to achieve a positive outcome, especially in patient care.

DRUG MANUFACTURER

Hizon Laboratories

AGENT OF POSITIVE CHANGE

In all areas of practice, the pharmacist must be able to proactively recognize an opportunity for improvement and act on it.

LEADER

In medication therapy management, the pharmacists take the lead in multidisciplinary caring situations.

DRUGS

Includes herbal or traditional drugs as defined in Republic Act No. 9502.

COMMUNICATOR

It involves verbal, non-verbal, listening, and writing skills, among others.

LIFE-LONG LEARNER

It is the responsibility of individual pharmacists for systematic maintenance, development and broadening of knowledge, skills and attitudes, to ensure competence as a professional, throughout their careers and attitudes, to ensure competence as a professional, throughout their careers

LEADERSHIP

It must involve compassion and empathy, as well as the ability to make decisions, communicate, and manage effectively.

DRUG TRADER

Johnson & Johnson

DRUG MANUFACTURER

Lloyd Laboratories

DRUG TRADER

Novartis Healthcare Phils.

TEACHER

Participating as a teacher not only imparts knowledge to others, it also offers an opportunity to gain new knowledge and to fine-tune existing skills.

DRUG DISTRIBUGTOR/IMPORTER

Pasteur Pharmaceuticals

DRUG TRADER

Pfizer

DRUG DISTRIBUGTOR/IMPORTER

Pharex Health Corp.,

DRUG DISTRIBUTOR/EXPORTER

PharmaPlus

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE PROVIDER

Pharmaceutical care-responsible provision of medication-related care for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life.

COMMUNICATOR

Pharmacists are at the center of the triangular relationship between the physician and the patient. As such, he/she must be knowledgeable and confident while interacting with other healthcare professionals and the general public.

ENTREPRENEUR

Pharmacists may be defined as "social entrepreneurs" rather than the standard "business entrepreneur."

DRUG MANUFACTURER

United Laboratories (Unilab)

DRUG TRADER

Wyeth

DRUG TRADER

a trader may also engage in distribution and/or marketing of its products

DRUG MANUFACTURER

any establishment engaged in operations involved in the production of pharmaceutical drug, including preparatory processing, compounding, filling, packing, repacking, altering, ornamenting, finishing, and labeling with the end in view of its storage, sale or distribution,

DRUG DISTRIBUGTOR/IMPORTER

any establishment that imports raw materials, active ingredients and/or finished products for wholesale distribution to other local FDAlicensed drug establishments.

DRUG DISTRIBUTOR/WHOLESALER

any establishment that procures raw materials, active ingredients and/or finished products from local FDA-licensed drug establishments for local distribution on wholesale basis.

DRUG TRADER

any establishment which is a registered owner of the drug product, procures the materials and packaging components, and provides the production monographs, quality control standards and procedures, but sub-contracts, the manufacture of such product to a licensed manufacturer.

FOOD/DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

it usually is in the form of capsules, tablets, liquids, gels, powders, or pills and not represented for use as a conventional food or as the sole item of a meal or diet or replacement of drugs and medicines.

PHARMACISTS-ONLY MEDICINES

refer to OTC medicines classified by appropriate government agencies to be obtained only from a licensed pharmacist, with mandatory pharmacist's advice on their selection and proper use.

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, with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odor, and/or protecting the body or keeping them in good condition.

MEDICAL DEVICES

refer to any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, in vitro reagent or calibrator, software, material or other similar or related article intended by the manufacturer to be used alone, or in combination, for human beings.

HERBAL/TRADITIONAL DRUG

refer to articles of plant or animal origin used in folk medicine which is in finished or ready-to-use dosage form;

HERBAL/TRADITIONAL DRUG

refer to articles of plant or animal origin used in folk medicine which is intended for use as a component of any of the articles specified

HERBAL/TRADITIONAL DRUG

refer to articles of plant or animal origin used in folk medicine which is intended for use in the treatment or cure or mitigation of disease symptoms, injury or body defects in humans

HERBAL/TRADITIONAL DRUG

refer to articles of plant or animal origin used in folk medicine which is other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the human body;

HERBAL/ TRADITIONAL DRUG

refer to articles of plant or animal origin used in folk medicine which is recognized in the Philippine National Drug Formulary;

PHARMACEUTICAL OUTLETS

refer to entities licensed by appropriate government agencies, and which are involved in compounding and/or dispensing and selling of pharmaceutical products directly to patients or end-users

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.

OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICINES

refer to medicines used for symptomatic relief of minor ailments and which may be dispensed without a prescription.

PRESCRIPTION

refer to medicines used 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.

DRUG

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

PHARMACIST

refers to a health professional who has been registered and issued a valid Certificate of Registration (COR) and Personal Identification Card (PIC) by the PRC and the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy;

PHARMACIST

refers to a medication expert that plays a critical role in helping patients get the best results from their medications.

PRESCRIPTION

refers to a written order issued by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian for the appropriate use of medications in a particular patient: an individual plan of care to remedy a medical problem.

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 the following: (1) herbal fatty acids, enzymes, probiotics, and other bioactive substances; and (2) substances derived from natural sources, including animal, plant, mineral, and botanical materials in the form of extracts, isolates, concentrates, metabolites, synthetic sources of substances mentioned in (1) and (2). It is presented in dosage forms or in small unit doses such as capsules, tablets, powder, liquids and it shall not include any sterile preparations (i.e. injectibles, eyedrops).

MEDICINES

refers to drugs in their appropriate dosage forms, with assured quality, safety, and efficacy for humans or animals, or both.

FOOD/DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

refers to processed food products intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other botanicals, amino acids, and dietary substances to increase the total daily intake in amounts conforming to the latest Philippine-recommended energy and nutrient intakes or internationally agreed minimum daily requirements

FILLING

refers to the act of dispensing or providing medicines in accordance with a prescription or medication order

Pharmacy

refers to the art, practice, or profession of preparing, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs.

COMPOUNDING

refers to the sum of processes performed by a pharmacist in drug preparation including the calculations, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug: (i) as the result of a prescription or drug order by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian; or (ii) for the purpose of, or in relation to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis.

DRUG MANUFACTURER

should not apply to compounding and filling of prescription in drugstores and hospital pharmacies.

HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES

• refer to any preparation containing pharmaceutical substances of common or ordinary use to relieve common physical ailments and which may be dispensed without a medical prescription in original packages, bottles or containers, of which the nomenclature has been duly approved by the FDA