II~ R#i:c44kPU:frt# PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION !I City State Centre Building # 709 Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City I Tel. 637-9999,637-6262 October 24, 2000 I PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR I No. 030, s-2000 '~ TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL HEJ;LTI-I INSURANCE PROGRAM, ACCREDITED INSTITUTIO:tjJAL AND I PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIIDERS, REGION},_L I HEALTH INSUM~CE OFFICES, CLAIM$ PROCESSING I DEPAKfMENTS IN THE CENTP.... AL OFdCE AND ALL OTHERS CONCERl~ED

SUBJECT: List of additional rei11l.burseablc dtugs Ul.clud:ing over-the-counter I I drugs, found in the Philippine National Drug IFormularv I . II THE Philippme Health Insurance Corporation (Phill-lealth) has approved ~he following drugs for mclusion m Phili-Iealth's Positive List. These drugs can be found m the Clinical Practice Guidelines I (CPGs) for Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infection and Pneumonia. Claims ~or Medicare refund for I these drugs will be reimbursed only when used in the treatment of the disease1 indicated in the CPGs:

I I DRUG CPG PREfARATION 1. Benazepril Hcl Hypertension Tablet 2. Bisoprolol Hypertension Tablet I 3. Cilazapril Hypertension Tablet 4. Doxazosin Hypertension Tablet 5.1sradipine Hypertension Tablet I 6. Lacidipine Hypertension i Tablet 7. Manidipine Hcl Hypertension Tablet 8. Perindopril Hypertension Tablet I 9. Quinapril Hypertension Tablet 10. Ramipril Hypertension Tablet 11. Delapril Hypertension Tablet I 12. Lisinopril Hypertension Tablet 13. Carteolol Hypertension Tablet 14. Oxprenolol Hypertension Tablet 15. Pindolol Hypertension Tablet ! I 16. Guanfacine Hypertension Tablet 17. Sodium Nitroprusside Hypertension Tablet 18. Nitrendipine Hypertension Tablet I Pneumonia O.!D-2.0g Vial 19. Cefamandole I 20. Cefoperazone Pneumonia 1-29 Vial 21. Cefotiam Pneumonia 0.5-1gVial I 22. Cefpirome Pneumonia 11gVial 23. Cefdinir Pneumonia 1OOijllg Capsule 24. Co-amoxyclav Pneumonia 625-1g Vial I I I I ,.,

• I DRUG CPG PREPARATION I I 25. Cefprozil Pneumonia 500mg !Tablet 26. Ceftibuten Pneumonia 200mg/400mg Capsule 27. Ceftizoxime Pneumonia 1gVial I 28. Dirithromycin Pneumonia 500mg Tablet 29. Roxithromycin Pneumonia 150mg Tablet 30. Sultamicillin Pneumonia 375-75019 Tablet I 31. Cefaclor Pneumonia 250-5001g Tablet 32. Cefetamet Pneumonia 500mg Tablet 33. Levoftoxacin Pneumonia 250mg/500mg Tablet I 34. Lomefloxacin UTI 400mg Tablet 35. Pefloxacin UTI 400mg Tablet I

.. I At the same tune, the Co:tporatwn has approved- the compensability of thDiphenhydramine Hcl 25. Mefenamic Acid 2. Aspirin 14. Ferrous Fumarate 26. Multivitaiins 3. Benzoic Acid+ Salicylic Acid 15. Ferrous Sulfate 27. Oral Reh dration 3alts0 I 4. Benzoyl Peroxide 28. Oxymetatoline 16. Glycerol I 5. Bisacodyl 17.1buprofen 29. Paracetatf!OI II 6. Calamine 18. Ketoconazole 30. Phenylephrine He! 7. Calcium Gluconate 19. Lagundi (Vitex negundo L.) 31. Phenylprdpanolamine 8. Chlorhexidine 20. Loperamide 32. Povidone !Iodine 9. Chlorphenamine maleate 21. Loratadine 33. Pyrantel ~amoatE II 10. Clemastine hydrogen fume rate 22. Magnesium hydroxide 34. Ranitidine 75mg Syrup 11. Coal Tar 23. Mebendazole 35. Sodium Biicarbonate II 12. Crotamiton 24. Meclizine Hcl 36. Sodium ~hloride 37. Sulfur :1 Thi·s Cirulat shall take effect i.mtnediately. I (?------RIQUE"· M. ZALAMEA ,I f?Pre- sident and CEO

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