The Department of Health targets about 15,000 Botika ng Barangay to saturate all areas in the country by 2010. The DOH is now working on a 1:2 ratio or one BnB per two barangays to provide the medical needs of the public especially in far-flung areas.
DOH secretary Francisco Duque said this program has given the public an easy access of cheaper medicines.
The Philippine Government makes health its top priority ensuring adequate supply of drugs with generic names at the lowest possible cost. Some of the medicines which can be bought from BnBs are Paracetamol, Mefenamic Acid, Salbutamol, Multi-vitamins capsules and syrups, Oresol, Metoprolol, Ascorbic Acid, Metformin, Glibenclamide, cotrimoxazole, and amoxicillin. (PIA)
