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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued an updated list of medicines for cancer, hypertension, and mental illness that are now exempted from value added tax (VAT).
Under Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 34-2024 dated March 5, BIR added 20 additional VAT-exempt medicines as part of Republic Act No. 10963 (TRAIN Law) and RA No. 11534 (CREATE Act). Included in the lists are the following medicines:
FOR CANCER
| Generic Name | Dosage Strength | Dosage Form |
| Sonidegib (as phosphate) | 200 mg | Capsule |
| Pemetrexed (as disodium heptahydrate) | 100 mg | Lyophilized Powder for IV Infusion |
| Asciminib (as hydrochloride) | 20 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Asciminib (as hydrochloride) | 40 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Palbociclib | 75 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Palbociclib | 100 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Palbociclib | 125 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Pemetrexed (as disodium hemipentahydrate) | 100 mg | Powder for Concentrate for Solution for Infusion (I.V.) |
| Pemetrexed (as disodium hemipentahydrate) | 10 mg/mL (500 mg/50mL) | Solution for Injection (IV Infusion) |
| Cabazitaxel | 60 mg/1.5 mL | Concentrate for Solution for Injection (I.V.) |
| Entrectinib | 100 mg | Capsule |
| Entrectinib | 200 mg | Capsule |
FOR HYPERTENSION
| Generic Name | Dosage Strength | Dosage Form |
| Losartan Potassium + Amlodipine (as besilate) | 100 mg/10 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Losartan Potassium + Amlodipine (as besilate) | 100 mg/5 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Irbesartan + Amlodipine (as Besilate) | 300 mg/5 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
| Irbesartan + Amlodipine (as Besilate) | 300 mg/10 mg | Film-Coated Tablet |
FOR MENTAL ILLNESS
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| Generic Name | Dosage Strength | Dosage Form |
| Cariprazine (as hydrochloride) | 1.5 mg | Capsule |
| Cariprazine (as hydrochloride) | 3 mg | Capsule |
| Cariprazine (as hydrochloride) | 4.5 mg | Capsule |
| Cariprazine (as hydrochloride) | 6 mg | Capsule |
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration endorsed 20 more medicines for cancer, hypertension, and mental illness to be exempted from VAT to make them affordable to the consuming public.
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