Arroyo signs law for import of cheap medicines.Manila Manila (mənĭl`ə), city (1990 pop. 1,601,234), capital of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the country's largest metropolitan area, its chief port, and the focus of all governmental, commercial, industrial, : President Gloria Glo·ri·a n. 1. a. A Latin doxology beginning with the words Gloria Patri. b. A Latin doxology that is the second item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass and begins with the words Arroyo signed a new bill that allows importation of medicines from countries where foreign multinationals offer them at affordable rates, making medicines more accessible to poor Filipinos This is a list of famous Filipinos See also List of Filipino Americans and Filipino Canadian National Figures
"With the signing of the Cheaper Medicines and Quality Bill into a law, we have completed our legislative reforms in bringing affordable medicines to the people," Arroyo said during a ceremony in southern Luzon's Laguna Provincial Hospital where her "half-priced medicines program" has been implemented since 2001. No roadblocks "The law removes all roadblocks to parallel importation of medicines. Individuals, organisations, retail chains, and private hospitals registered with the Bureau of Food and Drugs can import medicines and sell them cheap to the public," explained Senator Manuel Roxas
The Philippine government has targeted to import medicine from India and Pakistan where foreign multinationals offer them at cheaper rates, a source told Gulf News. The law also compels local drug stores to offer cheap medicines that were accessed through parallel importation, with more expensive brands that were made by foreign multinationals in the country, so that consumers would have more choices, said Roxas. Arroyo gave the health department a deadline to expand village drugstores, which were established last year, to have 15,000 outlets nationwide by 2010. "Medicines that were accessed through parallel importation must be delivered to the grassroots through the village drugstores," explained Arroyo. The law has also allows local pharmaceutical firms to produce and register generic versions of drugs. [c] Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2007. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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