Archive for July, 2009
Gov’t urged to import key medicines to lower prices
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
Published in Manila Bulletin on July 26, 2009, 3:21pm
The government is urged to undertake substantial importation of patented and off-patent branded essential medicines to provide short-term but immediate and effective solution to bring down prices of medicines.
This was proposed by the Ayos na Gamot sa Abot-Kayang Presyo (AGAP) Coalition saying that the passage [...]
Don’t sell out
POLICY PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
Published on The Manila Times, July 21, 2009
The senators are right. The government is taking too long to issue the order setting the maximum retail price for most-prescribed drugs as provided in the Cheaper Medicine Law passed by Congress one year ago. After a year, shouldn’t cheaper medicines be available in [...]
Senators press GMA on cheaper drugs’ EO
By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star) Updated July 19, 2009 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines – Senators Manuel Roxas II and Francis Escudero are pressing Malacañang to finally come up with maximum retail prices (MRP) on medicine as stated in the Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicine Act of 2008.
In separate statements, Roxas and Escudero said [...]
‘Use gov’t fund to import drugs’
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:01:00 07/19/2009
Filed Under: Medicines, Laws, Government
MANILA, Philippines—Health advocates have called on the government to use the economic stimulus fund earmarked for public services to import essential medicines immediately, saying that this was a crucial part of public service.
According to the Ayos na Gamot sa Abot-kayang Presyo (Agap) Coalition, the government must [...]
