Compass Pharmacy Chapter

BRIGADA ESKWELA YEAR 4 | 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 at Ramon Avanceña High School 📅

"𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐨𝐠 𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧, 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐬 𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐢𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐩: 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐄𝐔 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐬𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐚”

With hearts ready to serve, the CEU Community Outreach Department, in collaboration with the Community Outreach Movement Pro-Active Student Services (COMPASS), officially commenced Day 1 of Brigada Eskwela Year 4 at Ramon Avanceña High School 🏫✨

Guided by the spirit of bayanihan, volunteers came together to contribute their time and effort in helping create a more welcoming and conducive learning environment for every learner 👥

🔔 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙙𝙖 𝙀𝙨𝙠𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙖 2026: “𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙤𝙜 𝙣𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣, 𝙈𝙖𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙨 𝙣𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙜-𝙞𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙥: 𝙋𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙞𝙨𝙖 𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙀𝙐 𝙨𝙖 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙙𝙖 𝙀𝙨𝙠𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙖 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 4" 💊🏫

DAY 1 - RAMON AVANCENA

The wait is over! The 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒 – 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 is officially begins 𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓭𝓪 𝓔𝓼𝓴𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓪 2026!

Guided by this year's theme, “𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘰𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯, 𝘔𝘢𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘨-𝘪𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘱: 𝘗𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘌𝘜 𝘴𝘢 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘌𝘴𝘬𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 4,” Pharmates are hard at work providing vital health talks, organizing wellness check-ins, and helping prepare a safe, clean, and vibrant environment for our future scholars. 🧠💫

Today, students at 𝚁𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚗 𝙰𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎ñ𝚊 𝙷𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 are engaged in the actively conducted vital health awareness talks focusing on the critical issue of 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗔𝗠𝗥), identifying 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, and education the community on the 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗢𝗧𝗖) 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀.

Join us as we embark on this 4-day journey of health advocacy and compassion! 🙌🧭

🚨 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐑𝐱… 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 🚨💊

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 — 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 “𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨.” ❌💊

Pharmacists are healthcare professionals trained to ensure safe, effective, and proper medication use. From patient counseling and medication safety to dosage verification and healthcare support, pharmacists play a vital role in improving patient outcomes every day. 🤍

This episode also highlighted pharmacy career paths beyond hospital and community practice:
🔬 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
💡 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
🏭 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴�🧪 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹

𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥. 💊✨

And with this, it’s officially a wrap for 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐑𝐱! 🎬💙�
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭. 📲✨

Caption and Pubmat by: Angeline Flare M. Marantal

💊 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐑𝐱…

🧐 Can you tell the difference between real and fake meds? Counterfeit drugs are everywhere and they can seriously endanger your health.

✅ Check the 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 carefully.
✅ Trust 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐃𝐀-𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 with licensed pharmacists on duty.

⚠ Online shopping? Stay alert. If something feels suspicious, consult your pharmacist or verify with the FDA.

🔔 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑: Counterfeiters often go after high-demand or expensive medicines.

🩺✨ Your health is priceless. Don’t risk it.

✔️ 𝐁𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬.
💡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭.

🎥 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗡: 🔵 Facebook 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok

Caption and Pubmat by: Dara Maxine Bongao

💊 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐑𝐱… 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐓𝐂 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐬 ⚠️

𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒙—but not all combinations are safe. 💊📱 Behind those common over-the-counter (OTC) mixes are 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 many people overlook.

Mixing medicines without checking labels can lead to 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, stronger side effects, or even serious health complications. What seems like a simple treatment can quickly turn harmful if you’re not careful.
We broke down the key reminders when combining OTC meds:

⚠️ 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒: Different brands can contain the same drug—watch out for accidental overdose.
⚠️ 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄: Avoid taking multiple meds that treat the same symptom.
⚠️ 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: Some combinations can increase drowsiness, dizziness, or heart rate.
⚠️ 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄: More meds don’t mean faster healing—stick to the right dose.
⚠️ 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐓: Always ask a pharmacist or doctor. 👩‍⚕️
Being informed is your best protection. One smart check can prevent a risky mix.

✔️ 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞. 𝐌𝐢𝐱 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭.

💡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭.

📍 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬

🎥 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗡: 🔵 Facebook 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok

Let’s scroll with purpose.

Let’s medicate with knowledge.

⏭️ 𝐔𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐑𝐱: Counterfeit Drugs

Caption and Pubmat by: Diana Rose Madamba

“𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓴 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓼.” – 𝖦𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗈𝗇 𝖧𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗄𝗅𝖾𝗒

Behind every successful event and outreach are the minds, hearts, and hands of COMPASSIONATE volunteers. Every effort they put into offering a helping hand comes from a genuine heart of service. ✨

Last 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, during the 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐏: 𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 event, three of the school chapters shone and were awarded as the COMPASS Model Chapters, recognizing their outstanding contribution they have made in the community throughout the school year. Among the 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟑 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 are the 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, ranked as 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏, the 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟐,
and the 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 as 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟑. 🏆👏

Congratulations to the Top 3 Model Chapters as well as to all the COMPASS school chapters, and we commend all of you for your hard work, passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to leading and serving with kindness and care. May every one of us continue to strive to elevate the lives of others and carry our purpose with compassion in all ways always. 🌿

Thank you all for your support in making our mission and vision come to life.

COMPASS, at your service!
🧭💚

💊 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗥𝘅: 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸!

Got a cough? Don’t guess—assess first. 👀

🔍 Step 1: What kind of cough do you have?
• With thick, sticky phlegm → go for a MUCOLYTIC 💨
• Wet/productive cough → choose an EXPECTORANT 🌬️
• Dry, itchy cough (no phlegm) → use an ANTITUSSIVE 🤫

🧠 Step 2: Match the action
• Mucolytic – thins and breaks down mucus
• Expectorant – helps push mucus out
• Antitussive – suppresses cough reflex

⚠️ Quick Reminder:
Not all cough medicines are interchangeable. The wrong choice can delay recovery.

💡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭.

📍 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬

🎥 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗡: 🔵 Facebook 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok

Let’s scroll with purpose.

Let’s medicate with knowledge.

⏭️ 𝐔𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐑𝐱: Commonly Combined OTC Medicines

𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐲: Treselle Uy