Doctor-led
A licensed doctor prescribes.
Only doctors who hold an active PRC license prescribe through Obra.
Compliance
Doctor-led, pharmacist-prepared, patient-specific.
Our compliance posture in plain English. A licensed doctor must evaluate you and prescribe. A licensed pharmacist prepares and dispenses. The assessment is a request for a doctor's review, not an order for medicine.
Written by the Obra editorial team. Sources listed below.
Boundaries
Compliance is a set of operating limits, not a footer disclaimer.
Pharmacist-prepared
A licensed pharmacist prepares.
Medicines are prepared by a licensed pharmacist at a partner pharmacy that holds an FDA Philippines License to Operate.
Patient-specific
One named patient per prescription.
No office stock, no bulk dispensing, and no self-ordering. Every preparation starts with a prescription for one person.
Privacy
Health data is sensitive data.
Obra Health Inc. is registered with the National Privacy Commission.
Compliance model
The intake path is review-first. Care starts with a doctor.
Obra supports patient-specific prescriptions, pharmacist preparation, and patient choice of pharmacy.
PRCLicensed doctors
Every prescribing doctor holds an active Professional Regulation Commission license.
1 patientPer prescription
Each prescription and preparation is tied to one named patient.
0Self-ordering
Medicine is prepared only on a licensed doctor's prescription for that patient.
Philippine law
The rules behind each limit.
A plain-English summary of the Philippine laws behind how Obra works. It is not legal advice.
| Law | What it says | How Obra applies it |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Act of 1959 (RA 2382) | Under the Medical Act of 1959 (RA 2382), no one may practice medicine in the Philippines without passing the board examination and holding a valid certificate of registration. | Only licensed doctors evaluate patients and prescribe through Obra. |
| PRC Modernization Act (RA 8981) | Under RA 8981, the Professional Regulation Commission administers the licensing of regulated professions and issues professional licenses and ID cards. | Every prescribing doctor holds an active PRC license. |
| Philippine Pharmacy Act (RA 10918) | Under RA 10918, compounding and dispensing may be done only by registered and licensed pharmacists. Under RA 10918, no pharmaceutical product may be compounded, dispensed or sold to the public except through a retail drug outlet licensed by FDA Philippines. | A licensed pharmacist prepares each medicine at our partner pharmacy, a drugstore that holds a License to Operate from FDA Philippines with additional activities for sterile and non-sterile compounding. |
| Philippine Pharmacy Act (RA 10918) | RA 10918 defines prescription medicines as medicines a pharmacist may dispense only on a valid prescription from a physician, dentist or veterinarian. | Nothing is prepared without a licensed doctor's prescription for that patient. |
| FDA Act of 2009 (RA 9711) | Under RA 9711 (FDA Act of 2009), selling, distributing or retailing any drug without an FDA License to Operate is prohibited. | Our partner pharmacy holds an FDA Philippines License to Operate. |
| Telemedicine guidelines (DOH-DILG-PhilHealth JAO 2021-0001) | JAO 2021-0001 applies nationwide to public and private health care providers, telemedicine service providers and patients. Under JAO 2021-0001, licensed physicians decide, using their professional judgment, whether telemedicine is appropriate for a given patient, and may refer or request a face-to-face consultation at any step. JAO 2021-0001 requires informed consent before any telemedicine service, whether it is a first-time or a follow-up consultation. | Patients give consent before the assessment. The reviewing doctor decides whether online care is appropriate and may ask for more information, tests or an in-person consultation. |
| Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173) | Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173), information about a person's health is sensitive personal information. RA 10173 created the National Privacy Commission to administer the Act and monitor compliance. | Obra Health Inc. is registered with the National Privacy Commission. |
Sources
- Republic Act No. 2382, Medical Act of 1959 (Lawphil)
- Republic Act No. 8981, PRC Modernization Act of 2000 (Lawphil)
- Republic Act No. 10918, Philippine Pharmacy Act (Lawphil)
- Republic Act No. 9711, Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009 (Lawphil)
- Republic Act No. 10173, Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Lawphil)
- DOH-DILG-PhilHealth Joint Administrative Order No. 2021-0001, telemedicine guidelines
This page summarizes Philippine law for general information. It is not legal advice.
Questions about how Obra works?
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