Drug Price Watch Philippines 2011

Edited by Joseph D. Tabora, M.D.
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44 Pages; Over 340 listed brands
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Would you like to save on your maintenance medicine?

The cost of maintenance drugs can easily reach a couple of thousand pesos a month, or tens of thousands a year. Certainly, there are opportunities for cutting down expenses on drugs without sacrificing safety and efficacy.

Knowledge translates to savings

Knowledge of comparative drug prices is the key to achieving substantial savings on medicine bills. According to our data, the highest-priced biguanide (metformin), a drug used for diabetes, is 352% more expensive than the lowest-price brand of the same drug. Likewise, the highest-priced ACE inhibitor, a class of drugs used for hypertension, is 762% more expensive than its lowest-price counterpart. Also, the highest-priced statin, a drug used to lower cholesterol levels, is 535% more expensive than the lowest-price brand.

The above data means that you can save up to 72% on metformin, 87% on ACE inhibitors, and 82% on statins if you had the right information. For a Php 2,000 monthly expense on these drugs, the numbers compute to savings of Php 1,432 on metformin, Php 1,737 on ACE inhibitors, and Php 1,626 on statins.

Compare drug prices without the hassle

The numbers above may appear surprising, but they are true. And they may only be demonstrated by a systematic analysis of drug prices.

The Drug Price Watch 2011 helps you make the analysis by comparing drug prices without the hassle. Comparative prices on drugs for diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol are given in tables which are sorted according to cost per day of use of each drug. This lets you easily identify the most affordable and most expensive drugs for the three conditions. Doctors and patients alike will benefit from the information.

Safe and effective

The drugs listed in the Drug Price Watch are BFAD-approved. Being so, they are all safe and effective for their clinical indication, despite the wide range in their prices.

Healthier us

Everyone taking maintenance drugs will benefit from finding affordable yet safe and effective drugs. Healthcare will become more affordable. Missed doses will be minimized. Savings will accrue.

Ultimately, information on comparative drug prices will improve the health of more Filipinos.

Get your Drug Price Watch Philippines 2011 today!