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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines, formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD / ˈ b iː f æ d /; 1982–2009), is a health regulatory agency under the Department of Health created on 1963 by Republic Act No. 3720, amended on 1987 by Executive Order 175 otherwise known as the "Food, Drugs and Devices, and Cosmetics Act", and subsequently reorganized by Republic Act No ...
The Dangerous Drugs Board was established on November 14, 1972 with seven national agencies as its initial component members – the Department of Health; Department of Education, Culture and Sports; Department of Justice, Department of National Defense, Department of Finance, and the National Bureau of Investigation. [2]
The DOH is composed of bureaus, services & program offices, under the following clusters: Office of the Secretary – Proper (OSEC) 1. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth); 2. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); 3. Philippine National Aids Council (PNAC); 4. GOCC Hospitals, including: Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC);
In the US, where a system of quasi-private healthcare is in place, a formulary is a list of prescription drugs available to enrollees, and a tiered formulary provides financial incentives for patients to select lower-cost drugs. For example, under a 3-tier formulary, the first tier typically includes generic drugs with the lowest cost sharing ...
The drug rehabilitation facility is to be put under the Department of Health. The DOH was scheduled to turn over the facility to the military once the number of admitted drug dependents is significantly reduced. The operating expenses for the facility for 2017 is estimated to be around ₱500 million. [3]
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines that provides health insurance to the country. It was created on 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. On August 4, 1969, Republic ...
Under an integrated national pharmaceutical policy, the central buying agency channels all imports and production of pharmaceuticals, calling for worldwide bulk tenders which are limited to the approved drugs listed in the national formulary. The public and private health sectors must obtain all their requirements from the central buying agency.