OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

College of Pharmacy
PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING1 (PDIS
211)

LABORATORY MODULE
 EXERCISE NO. 2

LAWS RELATED TO
DRUG DISPENSING
POST –LABORATORY DISCUSSION
 RA 10918
PHARMACY LAW
• AN ACT REGULATING AND MODERNIZING THE
PRACTICE OF PHARMACY IN THE PHILIPPINES,
REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBERED FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
TWENTY-ONE (R.A. NO. 5921), OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS THE PHARMACY LAW
 RA 10918
PHILIPPINE PHARMACY
• OBJECTIVES:
ACT
• THE STANDARDIZATION AND REGULATION OF
PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION
• THE EXAMINATION FOR REGISTRATION OF
GRADUATES OF SCHOOL OF PHARMACY; AND
• THE SUPERVISION, CONTROL AND REGULATION OF
THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY IN THE PHILIPPINES
• DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF
PHARMACISTS THROUGH CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH,
AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES; AND
• INTEGRATION OF THE PHARMACY PROFESSION
RA 3720 - FOOD, DRUG
AND COSMETIC ACT
• AN ACT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND PURITY OF
FOODS, DRUGS AND COSMETICS BEING MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY CREATING THE
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WHICH
SHALL ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE LAWS
PERTAINING THERETO.
RA 9165 – COMPREHENSIVE
DANGEROUS DRUG ACT OF
2002
• AN ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE
DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002, REPEALING
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972, AS
AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
RA 8203 – SPECIAL LAW ON
COUNTERFEIT DRUGS
• AN ACT OF PROHIBITING COUNTERFEIT
DRUGS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS.
RA 6675 – GENERICS ACT OF
1988
• AN ACT TO PROMOTE, REQUIRE AND ENSURE
THE PRODUCTION OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY,
DISTRIBUTION, USE AND ACCEPTANCE OF
DRUGS AND MEDICINES IDENTIFIED BY THEIR
GENERIC NAMES.
RA 7394 – CONSUMER ACT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
• THE POLICY OF THE STATES TO PROTECT THE
INTEREST OF THE CONSUMER, PROMOTE HIS
GENERAL WELFARE AND TO ESTABLISH
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRY.
RA 7394 – CONSUMER ACT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
• OBJECTIVES: RA 7394
A) PROTECTION AGAINST HAZARDS TO HEALTH
AND SAFETY;
B) PROTECTION AGAINST DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR
AND UNCONSCIONABLE SALES ACTS AND
PRACTICES;
C) PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
TO FACILITATE SOUND CHOICE AND THE PROPER
EXERCISE OF RIGHTS BY THE CONSUMER;
D) PROVISION OF ADEQUATE RIGHTS AND
MEANS OF REDRESS; AND
E) INVOLVEMENT OF CONSUMER
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE FORMULATION OF
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICIES.
 RA 9994 – EXPANDED
SENIOR CITIZEN ACT
• AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND
PRIVILEGES TO SENIOR CITIZENS, FURTHER
AMENDING RA 7432 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS “AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE
CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION
BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL
PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
 RA 9502

• "UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE CHEAPER AND

QUALITY MEDICINES ACT OF 2008".
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR CHEAPER AND
QUALITY MEDICINES, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OR THE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE, REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 6675 OR THE GENERICS ACT OF 1988, AND
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5921 OR THE PHARMACY
LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
FDA CIRCULAR NO. 2014-025

• GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW

RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE LICENSING
OF DRUGSTORE/PHARMACY/BOTICA AND
SIMILAR OUTLETS FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER NO. 2014-003, DATED OCTOBER 2014
FDA CIRCULAR NO. 2014-
028
• GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW
RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE LICENSING
OF RETAIL OUTLETS FOR NON PRESCRIPTIONS
DRUGS (RONPDS) FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER NO. 2014-0034, DATED 13 OCTOBER
2014
 A.O. NO. 2013-0027

• ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ANNEX 5 GUIDE
TO GOOD DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES (GDP) FOR
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, AND ANNEX 9
GUIDE TO GOOD STORAGE PRACTICES FOR
PHARMACEUTICALS
 A.O. NO. 2016 - 0003

• GUIDELINES ON THE UNIFIED LICENSING

REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES OF THE
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
 A.O. NO. 220 S. 1974

• DRUGS: CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING

PRACTICE IN MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING,
PACKING OR HOLDING OF PRODUCTS.
THANK YOU.