from Malaya
TWO days before the 50 percent price cut on essential drugs takes effect, the Consumers’ Action for Empowerment (CAE) said the Maximum Drug Retail Price (MDRP) list should have included more drugs that could save more lives.
"Executive Order 821 stands to benefit the users of these medicines but it should include more essential medicines that are most widely used and are first-line medicines needed for the treatment and cure of more prevalent diseases in the country," said CAE convener Eleanor Nolasco.
Nolasco, a registered nurse, said the list of medicines whose prices would be slashed should have included those that treat "the leading causes of morbidity which include respiratory diseases, pneumonia and tuberculosis."
The MDRP list drawn up based on EO 821 includes medicines for hypertension, cholesterol, bacteria, cancer and diabetes. Sixteen other essential medicines were volunteered by pharmaceutical firms for inclusion in the list of drugs whose prices would be slashed by as much as 50 percent. – Gerard Naval
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