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This document outlines categories and regulations for pharmaceutical establishments and pharmacists in the Philippines. Category A includes pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers that sell prescription drugs. Category B includes retailers that sell over-the-counter drugs and satellite pharmacy outlets. Pharmacists working full-time in Category A can manage up to 4 Category B outlets, while pharmacists in Category B can manage up to 15 outlets but not Category A. Pharmacists must visit Category B outlets weekly to supervise. The median pharmacist salary in the Philippines is 54,329 PHP per month.

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Module 2-2

This document outlines categories and regulations for pharmaceutical establishments and pharmacists in the Philippines. Category A includes pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers that sell prescription drugs. Category B includes retailers that sell over-the-counter drugs and satellite pharmacy outlets. Pharmacists working full-time in Category A can manage up to 4 Category B outlets, while pharmacists in Category B can manage up to 15 outlets but not Category A. Pharmacists must visit Category B outlets weekly to supervise. The median pharmacist salary in the Philippines is 54,329 PHP per month.

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Category A

1. Pharmaceutical establishments/outlets selling or


otherwise making available to the consuming public
prescription/ethical medicines, combination products
classified as drugs according to the primary intended
mode of action, pharmacist-only OTC medicine, whether
owned by the government or by a private person or firm,
whether sold at wholesale or retail
(Examples: Community and hospital pharmacy)

2. Establishments involved in the manufacture, importation,


exportation, distribution, and sale of combination
products(medical device and drugs) classified as drugs
according to the primary intended mode of action
(Examples: Unilab, Pfizer, Hizon Laboratories, Euromed)
Category A
3. Department/division/units of pharmaceutical laboratories,
pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratories, or other
establishments with process involving the preparation,
manufacture, assay, regulation, product research and
development, quality control, repackaging, importation,
exportation, distribution, sale or transfer of pharmaceutical
products in quantities greatly in excess of single therapeutic
doses (Examples: Unilab, Pfizer, Hizon Laboratories, Euromed)

4. Government units, including local government, city. First to


third class municipal health units, non-government
organization and/or associations involved in the procurement,
distribution, dispensing and storage of pharmaceutical
products.
Category B
1. Retail outlets selling household remedies and OTC drugs
as differentiated from the pharmacist-only OTC medicines;
(Examples: Supermarkets, grocery stores)

2. Satellite institutional pharmacies providing medicines


solely to employees of their respective companies or the
employees' qualified dependents, or both; or member of a
duly registered organization or institution;
(Examples: PLDT, Maynilad, San Miguel Corp.)
Category B
3. Fourth, fifth, and sixth class municipal health units
involved in the procurement, distribution, dispensing, and
storage of pharmaceutical products

4. Institution providing telepharmacy services


*Telepharmacy is the delivery of pharmaceutical care via
telecommunications to patients in locations where they may not
have direct contact with a pharmacist. It is an instance of the wider
phenomenon of telemedicine, as implemented in the field of
pharmacy.
5. Non traditional outlets of pharmaceutical products;
Provided, that no prescription medicines and pharmacist-
only OTC medicines are sold
Pharmacists who are working fulltime in
Category A are allowed to handle only 4 category
B outlets outside of their fulltime works.

Pharmacists in category B are allowed to


handle a maximum of 15 category B outlets.
However, he is not allowed to handle any
category A outlet. A pharmacist is required to
visit and supervise the Category B 2 hours in a
week.
A duplicate copy of his license with the
schedule of visit per outlet must be hanged in
each of category B outlet. Pharmacist is expected
to be in the specific outlet based on specified
date and time to avoid any violation during
inspection.
Pharmacist salaries in Philippines range between
21,418 PHP/month to 80,449/month.

The median salary is 54,329 PHP per month, which


means that half (50%) of people working as
Pharmacist are earning less than 54,329 PHP while
the other half are earning more than 54,329.

[Link]
Pharmacist Average Salary in Philippines 2019

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