Philippine Pharmacist Licensure Exam study guide
Philippine Pharmacist Licensure Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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 study guide has 5 sections and about 1,230 words.
01Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Identity, Purity, and Assay
Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the Philippine Pharmacist Licensure Examination tests how drug identity, purity, stability, and strength are established through inorganic, organic, and analytical principles. Expect compendial reasoning, functional-group behavior, acid-base equilibria, and instrumental methods.
270 words, about 1 min02Pharmacognosy: Plant Chemistry and Natural Products
Pharmacognosy tests natural-product chemistry and the Philippine crude-drug tradition: botanical identity, phytochemical classes, extraction, standardization, and evidence-based use of medicinal plants. Major classes: alkaloids (nitrogenous, basic; Dragendorff and Mayer tests), glycosides (cardiac and anthraquinone), flavonoids, tannins, terpenes and essential oils, and saponins.
260 words, about 1 min03Pharmaceutics: Physical Pharmacy and Manufacturing
Pharmaceutics covers physical pharmacy and manufacturing: how formulation, stability, and process control determine dose uniformity, dissolution, and shelf life. Philippine practice adds FDA GMP expectations and validated manufacturing.
226 words, about 1 min04Pharmacology and Toxicology: Action and Poisoning Management
Pharmacology and Toxicology tests drug action from receptor to patient: pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic decision-making, adverse effects, and poisoning management. Receptors include ligand-gated channels, GPCRs, kinase-linked receptors, and nuclear receptors.
225 words, about 1 min05Pharmacy Practice and Administration: Jurisprudence and Ethics
Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration tests Philippine jurisprudence, ethics, dispensing, and management. RA 10918, the Philippine Pharmacy Act, governs licensure and practice; RA 9711, RA 9165, RA 6675, RA 9502, RA 9994, and RA 10173 shape daily decisions.
249 words, about 1 min