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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Generic at branded na gamot, pareho lang ba?

Nagkasagutan sina Sen. Raffy Tulfo at Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa kamakailan tungkol sa presyo ng mga gamot sa mga pampublikong ospital. Sabi ni Tulfo, dapat generics ang inirereseta sa mga pasyente kaysa branded na gamot.

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Sources

Official Gazette of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 9502

Official Gazette of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 6675 

Official Gazette of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 49, s. 1993

Department of Health, Revised Implementing Guidelines for the Philippine National Formulary System (PNFS) 

Food and Drug Administration, JOINT DOH-DTI-IPO-BFAD ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2008-01  

Department of Health, PNF-8th-edition.pdf – Philippine National Formulary  

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