Setting for purchase cap for paracetamol will be done accordingly after the shortage of branded paracetamol
MANILA – Branded paracetamol like Biogesic have restocked already.
Malacañang on Tuesday announced that the two agencies have issued a joint memorandum setting a purchase limit for paracetamol, carbocisteine, and other drugs.
Pharmaceutical
companies have admitted experiencing a tight supply of branded paracetamol and
urged to tap alternatives such as generic brands.
DTI
Secretary Ramon Lopez earlier confirmed that Biogesic and Decolgen—two popular
brands made by local pharmaceutical company Unilab—have temporarily run out of
stock in some areas because of an issue in the delivery.
Under
the memorandum, paracetamol tablets may be bought at a maximum of 20 tablets
per individual and 60 per household, based on the presentation of acting
presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles in a briefing.
Paracetamol
suspensions or syrups, meanwhile, can be bought at a maximum of 5 bottles per
individual and 10 per family,
The
memorandum also bars the online sale of the said medicines unless otherwise
permitted by the Food and Drug Administration, Nograles said.
The
DTI earlier said it eyes to set a purchase limit to avoid panic-buying and
hoarding amid the surge of COVID-19 infections in the country.
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