PHIC Philhealth Circular No. 018 (2000)
ADDITIONAL DRUGS FOR INCLUSION TO THE PRESENT LIST OF PHIC REIMBURSABLE DRUGS
(NAR) VOL. 14 NOS. 3-4 / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2003
[ PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 018, s. 2000, June 15, 2000 ]
ADDITIONAL DRUGS FOR INCLUSION TO THE PRESENT LIST OF PHIC REIMBURSABLE DRUGS
The Philippine National Drug Formulary (PNDF), the main reference of PhilHealth for drug reimbursement, has been recently revised and updated by the Department of Health. The following drugs which are newly listed in the 5th edition (latest edition) of the PNDF are now reimbursable effective May 30, 2000. Ibuprofen Risperidone Codeine Cinnarizine Esmolol Meclozine (Meclizine) Gabapentin Celecoxib Pergolide Etodolac Ibuprofen Ketoprofen Zolpidem Rocuronium Fluoxetine Mivacurium Sertraline Indometacin Carbamazepine Azathioprine Valproate disodium Ciclosporin Cyclophosphamide Zalcitabine Hydroxychloroquine Hemophilus Influenzae (Hib) Meropenem Conjugal Vaccine Cefepime DTP + hepatitis B vaccine Azithromycin DTP + Hib Piperacillin + DTP + IPV + Hib Tazobactam Nalidixic Acid Hepatitis A vaccine Amoxicillin Influenza Polyvalent Vaccine Clarithromycin Carvedilol (cardioselectiv/no ISA) Metronidazole Amlodipine Minocycline Nimodipine Amikacin Irbesartan Isoniazid + Losartan Ethambutol Isoniazid + Simvastatin RifampicinIsoniazid + Dipyridamole Rifampicin + Pyrazinamide Cetirizine Isoniazid + Daunorubicin Rifampicin + Pyrazinamide + Idarubicin Ethambutol Ofloxacin Mitoxantrone Terizodone Tegafur + uracil Antilymphocyte Immunoglobulin (ALG- Amphotericin B equine) Antithymocyte Immunoglobulin (ATG- Famciclovir rabbit) Lamivudine Mycophenolate mofetil Indinavir Ritonavir Saquinavir Valaciclovir Please be guided accordingly. Adopted: 15 June 2000
(SGD.) ENRIQUE M. ZALAMEA President and CEO