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    Week 3. Dispensing

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    This document defines and provides examples of different classifications of drugs and medicines: OTC drugs for minor ailments without a prescription; prescription drugs requiring a physician's prescription; pharmacist-only OTC drugs requiring advice from a pharmacist; household remedies for common ailments in original packaging approved by the FDA; food supplements intended to supplement the diet with vitamins, minerals or other substances; cosmetics intended for external use to clean, perfume or alter appearance; and health supplements to maintain healthy body function containing herbal or natural substances. The classifications are important for properly dispensing and advising patients on drugs and medicines.

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    This document defines and provides examples of different classifications of drugs and medicines: OTC drugs for minor ailments without a prescription; prescription drugs requiring a physician's prescription; pharmacist-only OTC drugs requiring advice from a pharmacist; household remedies for common ailments in original packaging approved by the FDA; food supplements intended to supplement the diet with vitamins, minerals or other substances; cosmetics intended for external use to clean, perfume or alter appearance; and health supplements to maintain healthy body function containing herbal or natural substances. The classifications are important for properly dispensing and advising patients on drugs and medicines.

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    This document defines and provides examples of different classifications of drugs and medicines: OTC drugs for minor ailments without a prescription; prescription drugs requiring a physician's prescription; pharmacist-only OTC drugs requiring advice from a pharmacist; household remedies for common ailments in original packaging approved by the FDA; food supplements intended to supplement the diet with vitamins, minerals or other substances; cosmetics intended for external use to clean, perfume or alter appearance; and health supplements to maintain healthy body function containing herbal or natural substances. The classifications are important for properly dispensing and advising patients on drugs and medicines.

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    Week 3. Dispensing

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    Des Lumaban
    This document defines and provides examples of different classifications of drugs and medicines: OTC drugs for minor ailments without a prescription; prescription drugs requiring a physician's prescription; pharmacist-only OTC drugs requiring advice from a pharmacist; household remedies for common ailments in original packaging approved by the FDA; food supplements intended to supplement the diet with vitamins, minerals or other substances; cosmetics intended for external use to clean, perfume or alter appearance; and health supplements to maintain healthy body function containing herbal or natural substances. The classifications are important for properly dispensing and advising patients on drugs and medicines.

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    Dispensing

    OTC drugs
    Prescription drugs
    Pharmacist only OTC drugs
    Household remedies
    Food supplements
     Cosmetics
    Objectives:
    • To define different classification of drugs/medicines
    as to OTC, Prescription drugs, Pharmacist-Only OTC,
    Household remedies, Food Supplements and
    Cosmetics
    • To enumerate examples of drugs/medicines in each
    classification
    • To know the importance of classifying the drugs base
    on this classification
    Over the Counter Drugs (OTC)

    • refer to medicines used for symptomatic relief of


    minor ailments and which may be dispensed without
    a prescription
    Prescription Drugs
    • 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
    Pharmacist-only OTC drugs

    • refer to over-the-counter 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
    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
    Food Supplements
    • Refer to processed food products intended to supplement the
    diet that bears or contains one (1) 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.
    • 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, as defined under Republic Act No. 9711
    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
    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 adds, 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);

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