The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI) signed a memorandum of understanding on Nov. 27, 2025, to expand access...
Filipinos can now get up to P20,000 worth of essential outpatient medicines every year through a new nationwide program of the Philippine Health Insurance...
Filipinos can now get up to P20,000 worth of essential outpatient medicines every year through a new nationwide program of the Philippine Health Insurance...
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday announced that ten additional medicines for cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and mental illness have been...
STADA Philippines Inc. announces a strategic partnership with Sandoz Philippines Inc. to enhance access to life-saving medicines in the Philippines. Effective May 1, 2025,...
Senator Joel Villanueva continues to call for a Senate investigation into the Department of Health (DOH) over P11.18 billion worth of expired and wasted...
The country’s healthcare system is suffering from a shortage of some 27,500 registered pharmacists, the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) reported Saturday.
This as PSAC...
Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate and Makati City Mayor Abby Binay proposed converting a portion of government’s cash grants or “ayuda” to...
Senator Joel Villanueva leads the distribution of medicines to some 1,280 patients from nine towns in Bulacan. Beneficiaries included patients with hypertension, diabetes, and...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added several medicines to the list of VAT-exempt medicines.
According to an advisory, the following medicines have been...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on drugstores and retailers to prioritize the availability of medicines exempt from value-added tax (VAT).
“Drugstores and retailers must ensure...
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced Tuesday it received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Meningococcal Group B Vaccine.
The said vaccine...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said yesterday it issued a circular exempting 15 more medicines against cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and mental illnesses...
