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Drug firms: Rebate system now in place

August 13, 2009 - 12:00am

The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) gave assurance yesterday that an inventory system is now in place to ensure rebates to drugstores and pharmacies when the medicine price cut...

Nation

DOH asks drug stores to report erring suppliers

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 13, 2009 - 12:00am

The Philippine Healthcare Associations of the Philippines (PHAP) yesterday said an inventory system is now in place to ensure rebates to drugstores and pharmacies in the implementation of the medicine price cut order...

Headlines

Welga ng mga ospital inatras

By Doris Franche-Borja | August 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Kinansela na ng ilang pribadong ospital ang plano nilang welga laban sa Cheaper Medicine Act na sisimulang ipatupad ngayong buwang ito.

Bansa

Private hospitals threaten to go on 'holiday' over medicine price cuts

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 9, 2009 - 12:00am

Private hospitals may go on a “holiday” if the Department of Health insists on enforcing medicine price cuts by Aug.15.

Headlines

Still no drug price cut executive order

By Mayen Jaymalin | July 25, 2009 - 12:00am

President Arroyo has not yet signed the executive order mandating a 50 percent price cut on certain types of medicine.

Headlines

50% price cut for 23 more essential drugs - DOH

By Mayen Jaymalin | July 22, 2009 - 12:00am

The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday reported that local pharmaceutical companies are set to voluntarily reduce prices of 23 anti-cancer and other essential drugs.

Five drug companies to bring down prices - DOH

By Sheila Crisostomo | April 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Five pharmaceutical companies are willing to bring down the prices of some of their products, bolstering efforts to make affordable but quality medicine available to poor patients, the Department of Health (DOH)...

Headlines

'Cheaper Medicine Law up in 2 years'

March 29, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) is confident that Republic Act 9502 or the Act Providing for Cheaper and Quality Medicine will be fully implemented in two years.    &nbs...

Headlines

DOH plans to regulate prices of chemo medicine, insulin

By Sheila Crisostomo | February 12, 2009 - 12:00am

The Department of Health (DOH) plans to include chemotherapy drugs and insulin in the list of regulated medicine so the government can control their prices, an official said.

Science and Environment

DOH warns public of ill effects of glutathione products

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 29, 2008 - 12:00am

With the growing popularity of glutathione-based products for skin whitening, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public yesterday of the possible ill-effects if these are taken indiscriminately.

Headlines