Penal Provisions for Violations Related to Pharmacy Practice
- Violations of key sections (12, 24, 25, 26, 27) relating to pharmacy practice are punishable.
- Making false representation to obtain a pharmacist registration certificate for oneself or another is penalized.
- Allowing unregistered persons to practice pharmacy is prohibited.
- Falsely displaying a pharmacist's certificate of registration when that pharmacist is not regularly employed is an offense.
- Acting as a dummy for aliens or unqualified persons to open and operate a drugstore is prohibited.
- Penalties include a fine ranging from ₱1,000 to ₱4,000, or imprisonment from six months and one day up to four years, subject to court discretion.
Definition of "Drugs"
- Drugs include articles recognized in official pharmacopeias such as the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF), Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or National Drug Formulary and their supplements.
- Drugs also include articles intended for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases in humans or animals.
- Articles intended to affect the structure or any function of the human or animal body (excluding food) are included.
- Articles intended as components of any of the above are considered drugs but exclude devices or their parts/accessories.
Repeal and Modification of Inconsistent Laws
- All laws, orders, issuances, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity
- This Executive Order takes effect fifteen days after publication in the Official Gazette.