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Deadlock over cheaper drugs bill

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:21:19 +0000

Senate, House panels still stuck on “generics-only” provision

THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE of Representatives are still deadlocked over a controversial provision in the proposed “cheaper medicines” law that requires doctors to prescribe only the generic name of drugs.

The Senate panel in the bicameral conference committee have stuck to their position against the so-called [...]

GMA vows passage of cheap drugs bill

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:21:55 +0000

President Arroyo on Thursday vowed to compete with international drug companies in an attempt to expand low-cost medicine program of the government.

Mrs. Arroyo stressed she would not let giant drug laboratories to get in the way of the passage of cheap medicine bill.

Mrs. Arroyo issued the statement following attempt of Pfizer Philippines [...]

Roxas urges open talks on Cheap Medicine Bill

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:18:28 +0000

SENATOR Mar Roxas said he welcomes fair, open and transparent discussions on the Quality Affordable Medicines bill to create the most effective law to bring down prices of medicines and to ensure the safety of these.

“As co-chair of the bicameral panel on the Quality Affordable Medicines bill, I will conduct a fair, open and [...]

Villar to heed doctors’ plea on cheaper medicines bill

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:15:40 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Manuel Villar said Friday he would look into the provision of the Quality Affordable Medicine bill which sought to bar doctors from prescribing branded drugs to their patients.

Villar, in an interview with private dzMM radio, said that he would ask the ongoing bicameral conference committee tackling the cheaper medicine [...]