ONLY pharmacies and drugstores with automated ordering systems are mandated by law to implement the mandatory reduction of prices of selected medicines effective August 15, clarified Sangguniang Panlalawigan Health Committee Chairman Cesar Tomas Lopez.
At the Kapihan sa PIA Thursday, Lopez, who is also a medical practitioner states that pharmacies with manual operations are given until September 15 yet to comply with the law.
By Executive order 821, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo effected the 50% cut in 7 categorized drugs as voluntarily given by pharmaceutical companies after meetings with the DOH.
Some of the categorized drugs fall under anti-hypertensive, anti-cholesterol, anti-thrombotic, anti-diabetics, anti-biotics and anti-cancer drugs.
Complaints about non-implementation of the drugs price-cut, Dr. Lopez said, would be forwarded to the Food and Drugs Administration (formerly BFAD) at JA. Clarin Street, this city. (PIA)
