(NAR) VOL. 2 NO. 1/JANUARY-MARCH 1991
"If a drug establishment engages in activities belonging to more than one of the (classified) categories, applicant must apply for LTO for each of the category and pay the corresponding fees."
Whereas, the general requirements for the issuance of License to Operate include, among others, "a valid Certificate of Registration of the establishment’s Filipino pharmacist issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)" necessitating the employment of a validly registered pharmacist for each application for a license to operate;
Whereas, there are applications for exemption from the foregoing requirement and circumstances that may warrant exemptions;
Wherefore, the following guidelines and procedures are issued to govern applications for exemptions from the requirement of one pharmacist for each licensed activity to wit:
1.1 The activities sought to be licensed belong to one establishment only; (establishment herein shall refer to a single business entity which may engage in more than one licensed business activity)
1.2 The activities to be handled by the pharmacist are confined only in the office and warehouse;
1.3 The activities may be accomplished under one roof or within the same premises;
1.4 The maximum number of drug and non-drug products should not exceed thirty (30) whenever one of the licenses is as a trader; or fifty (50) products if the licensed activities are as a distributor, importer, or exporter; and provided further that the volume of transactions can be adequately handled by one (1) pharmacist.
1.5 A regional/provincial branch may be allowed to employ only one (1) pharmacist provided its activities are limited to distribution and/or wholesaling.
Adopted: 6 Dec. 1990
(SGD.) TOMAS P. MARAMBA, JR. |
Undersecretary of Health |