iii. Purchase booklet issued by the local social/health office to PWDs for free containing the following basic information: PWD ID number Booklet control number Name of PWD Sex Address Date of Birth Picture Signature or thumb mark of PWD Information of medicine to be purchased such as name of medicine, quantity, attending physician and his/her license number, name of servicing drug store and name of dispensing pharmacist Authorization letter of the PWD who is residing in the Philippines at the time of purchase, currently dated and the identification card of the authorized person or representative, in case the medicine is bought by the representative or caregiver of the PWD. Purchase booklets shall be used to record the kind of OTC medicine purchased, how many, when and where it was purchased. Likewise, this shall help the drugstores to monitor the last purchase made for a certain medicine. In cases wherein the PWD is a minor or mentally or physically incapacitated to execute an authorization letter, the parent or legal guardian or representative shall be allowed to make the purchase on behalf of the PWD, upon proof of their valid identification card. The name of the said guardian or representative shall be indicated at the back of the PWD ID and shall be the exclusive representative of the PWD. B. Establishments / Providers dispensing medicines and assistive devices i. As a general rule, any single dispensing of medicines must be in accordance with the prescription issued by a physician and should not exceed one (1) month supply. ii. Drug stores are required to maintain a special record book for PWD subject to inspection by the FDA and Bureau of Internal Revenue. iii. For partial filling, the establishment’s pharmacists shall indicate the quantity partially filled in the purchase booklet (special record book) and the unfilled balanced on the prescription. The PWD shall retain the partially filled prescription and present the same later to complete the prescribed quantity. Fully filled prescription shall be surrendered by the PWD to the establishment’s pharmacists. Responsibilities of Stakeholders a. All Government Facilities shall: i. Post hospital room rates, laboratory tests, diagnostics tests fees, medicine prices, and all other rates and fees in noticeable or strategic places in their respective facilities (e.g. near or at the main entrance of facilities); and ii. Submit the aforementioned price list annually to the Health Facility Development Bureau of the DOH and PhilHealth; and iii. Provide mechanisms to address queries or complaints from PWDs. b. Private Hospitals and Medical Facilities and Establishments shall: i. Post the price of all room rates in the Admitting Section. The prices of diagnostics and laboratory tests based on room and board accommodation, medical supplies and medicines shall be made available upon request of the PWD. The list shall ensure validation of the discount and VAT exemption granted to PWDs.

Select target paragraph3