JOINING Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera in his calls for drug-stores to comply with the cheaper medicines act, Board Member Cesar Tomas Lopez also urges the people to help an undermanned office tasked to spearhead the monitoring of the implementation of the law.
Over the fact that the local Food and Drugs Administration is clearly undermanned when tasked with the massive job of monitoring compliance, Lopez, who is also a doctor by profession urged people in the community, government entities and the private sector including non-government organizations to help in monitoring compliance.
In reports, Vice Gov. Herrera said some complaints have reached his office about non-compliance by some drugstores.
He also stressed that generic drugs should be more accessible by the public in as much as prices of prescription drugs have already been cut into half.
Both legislators have said they would gladly open discussions, dialogs and public forums on the matter to effectively disseminate the good news. (PIA)
