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RA 5921 Section 19

Section 19

SEC. 19. Scope of Examination.&mdashThe pharmacist examination shall consist of both theoretical and practical examinations. The theoretical examination shall include subjects in Chemistry, Biological Sciences and Pharmacy. The Chemistry subjects shall include (1) General, Inorganic, Pharmaceutical and Physical Chemistry, (2) Organic and Medicinal or Pharmaceutical Chemistry, (3) Qualitative, Quantitative and Drug Assaying. The Biological Science subjects shall include (4) Physiology and Biochemistry, (5) Microbiology and Public Health, (6) Pharmacology and Toxicology. The Pharmacy subjects shall include (7) Botany and Pharmacognosy, (8) General Pharmacy, (9) Compounding and Dispensing, (10) Physical and Manufacturing Pharmacy, (11) Pharmacy Administration, and (12) Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence and Ethics. The subjects shall be weighted as follows: Chemistry, thirty per cent; Biological Science, twenty per cent; Pharmacy, fifty per cent. The practical examination shall consist of (1) Identification and Analysis of Drugs, (2) Preparation of Official Pharmaceuticals, (3) Compounding and Dispensing of Prescriptions and Fixing of Prices of Prescriptions, and (4) Manufacturing Pharmacy and Quality Control. The practical examination shall be weighted as follows: Identification and Analysis of Drugs, thirty per cent; Compounding of Official Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dispensing and Fixing of Price of Prescription and Manufacturing Pharmacy and Quality Control, seventy per cent. It shall be the duty of the Board of Pharmacy to prepare the schedules of the theoretical and practical examinations and the syllabus of each subject to be given two months before the dates of the examination wherein they are to be used.

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CitationRA 5921 Section 19 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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