DOH launches drug price watch website
This photograph taken on December 30, 2021 shows medicines at Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at The Institute of Clinical Cardiology (ICC) in Rome. (File photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
MANILA Philippines — Department of Health (DOH) on Monday announced the official launch of its Drug Price Watch Website https.
The department said people can now “review, confirm, and assess the accessibility of a specific medication.”
People can find a drug’s generic counterpart from the site too.
Internet users should write the medication’s generic or brand name, enter their location, select their preferred range of distance, and click the “find your drug” button.
The website also provides a map for health facilities and drug stores available, according to the user’s selected location.
It can be accessed through this link: https://dpw.doh.gov.ph/.
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