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.