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‘Remove medicine booklet requirement for PWDs, too’

By Cecille Suerte Felipe | December 30, 2024 - 12:00am

After removing the senior citizens’ purchase booklet requirement on their 20-percent discount for medicines, former...

Headlines

TWG itinatag ng FDA para sa pagsala, pagpapaigting sa regulasyon ng herbal medicines

By Ludy Bermudo | September 29, 2024 - 12:00am

ITINATAG ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ang technical working group (TWG) na “Taskforce Thomson” para sa pagpapaigting sa panga­ngasiwa at regulasyon sa herbal medicines at health supplements...

Bansa

Over 240,000 Makati residents get free maintenance medicines

By Daphne Galvez | September 9, 2024 - 12:00am

Up to 240,000 residents of Makati have received free maintenance medicines as of July, according to Mayor Abby Binay.

Nation

Japan dietary supplement maker probes five deaths

March 30, 2024 - 10:23am

A Japanese drugmaker said on Friday it is investigating five deaths potentially linked to dietary supplements meant to lower...

World

Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare

March 28, 2024 - 6:46pm

A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the center of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths...

World

CHAMP may cover expenses in non-accredited hospitals

By Caecent No-ot Magsumbol | March 26, 2024 - 12:00am

Indigent residents may avail of the Cebu City government’s hospitalization program in non-accredited hospitals through reimbursement.

Cebu News

When it comes to access to medicines, no one should be left behind

By Lai S. Reyes | February 20, 2024 - 12:00am

For millions of people around the world, the full enjoyment of the right to health remains an elusive goal, partly because...

Lifestyle

FDA to slash generic drug review to 45 days

By Gaea Katreena Cabico | February 13, 2024 - 6:27pm

The country's Food and Drug Administration announced that it will shorten the review and approval process for generic drug...

Headlines

COA exposes P7.43B worth of DOH expired medicines

By Josephus Jimenez | September 19, 2023 - 12:00am

The nation is heavily indebted to the tune of more than P14 trillion.

Freeman Opinion

A different drug not a cure

By CTALK | By Cito Beltran | May 29, 2023 - 12:00am

If you are the type that reads labels on prescription medicines, chances are you’re familiar with the warning or advise: “If symptoms persist after seven days, discontinue use and consult your physi...

Opinion