Philippine Pharmacist Licensure Exam case studies
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The Philippine Pharmacist Licensure Examination is the PRC-administered board examination that a pharmacy graduate must pass to be registered as a pharmacist and to obtain a Professional Identification Card. It is intended for graduates of a CHED-recognized BS Pharmacy program who have completed the required internship and who file through the PRC online application system within the published examination schedule. The Philippine Pharmacist Licensure Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,408 words.
1Amoxicillin Capsule Batch with a Non-Compendial UV Assay
A 52-year-old woman returns to a community pharmacy in Cebu City with four capsules from a newly delivered batch of amoxicillin 500 mg capsules (batch AMX-2506, expiry 2027-05). She says the capsules feel light and two are only partly filled.
531 words, about 3 min2Lagundi Leaf Shipment Adulterated with Mint
A DOH-licensed herbal manufacturer in Laguna is producing lagundi (Vitex negundo) syrup. The warehouse receives 200 kg of dried leaves from a new supplier in Mindoro.
501 words, about 3 min3Albendazole Chewable Tablet Dissolution Failure
A manufacturer in Cavite produces albendazole 400 mg chewable tablets for a DOH tender. The formulation contains albendazole 400 mg, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, crospovidone 5%, magnesium stearate 2.5%, and colloidal silicon dioxide; granules are prepared with PVP in water and compressed at 14–18 kp.
444 words, about 2 min4Organophosphate Poisoning in a District Hospital
A 34-year-old male farmer from Nueva Ecija, weighing 60 kg, is brought to a district hospital 2 hours after spraying chlorpyrifos without PPE. He has profuse salivation, lacrimation, urination, diarrhea, vomiting, bradycardia (48/min), miosis, generalized fasciculations, bronchorrhea, and oxygen saturation 88% on room air.
422 words, about 2 min5Dangerous Drug Prescription, Antibiotic Request, and Senior Discount
A community pharmacy in Manila is staffed by one pharmacist-owner at 8 pm. A man presents a prescription for 'morphine sulfate 30 mg sustained-release tablets, 30 tablets, one tablet every 12 hours' written on a plain white prescription pad.
510 words, about 3 min