Pursuant to the powers vested in the Dangerous Drugs Board under Section 36(a) of R.A. 6425, as amended, the following regulations are hereby prescribed for purposes of compliance with the requirements of Section 25(a) also of R.A. 6425, as amended.

SECTION 1.       DDB Form No. 13-73 shall be used by pharmacists in hospitals in keeping records of dangerous drugs dispensed in the In-patient wards of hospitals and other similar institutions.

SECTION 2.       DDB Form 5-72 shall be used by all pharmacists, except pharmacists in hospitals and similar institutions dealing in dangerous drugs when complying with the requirements of Section 25(a) of R.A. 6425, as amended.

SECTION 3.       Records called for in the 2nd paragraph of Section 25 (a) of the law aforecited shall be accomplished in Form No. 14-73 and shall be submitted by hospital pharmacists dealing in dangerous drugs dispensed in the In-patient wards of hospitals and other similar institutions within fifteen (15) days following the last day of every quarter of each year to the City or Municipal Health Officer who in turn shall forward same to the Dangerous Drugs Board within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof.

SECTION 4.       All pharmacists dealing in dangerous drugs other than in hospitals and similar institutions shall forward certified true copies of records covering a period of three (3) calendar months, called for in the 1st paragraph of section 25(a) of R.A. 6425, as amended, to the City or Municipal Health Officer within fifteen (15) days following the last day of every quarter of the year, and the City or Municipal Health Officer shall in turn forward such records to the Dangerous Drugs Board within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof, by using the form referred to in Section 2 hereof.

SECTION 5.       In view of the peculiar nature of the procedures observed in the dispensing of dangerous drugs to In-Patients in hospitals and similar institutions, the required prescription form for dangerous drugs may be issued immediately after each vial of such is consumed, Provided that every record made of the disposition of each vial shall be invariably accompanied by properly filled up record forms conforming to that DDB Form No. 13-73.

SECTION 6.       This Regulation shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 21 Feb. 1973

(SGD.) CLEMENTE S. GATMAITAN, M.D., M.P.H.
Chairman