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PHILIPPINES PHARMACEUTICAL

MARKET STUDY Trade Dynamics of the Filipino Market Place

Nadia Dias, Marketing Intern

Guide : Francis Pires, Business Head – International Division,

Wallace Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

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CONTENTS

Title Page No.

PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC LANDSCAPE OF

THE PHILIPPINES

Introduction.................................................................................................1-2

The Demographic Landscape of the Philippines................................................3

Political Context.............................................................................................4

Economy.....................................................................................................5-6

Healthcare in the Philippines......................................................................7-15

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain....................................................................16-20

Medical Human Resource Statistics...........................................................21-22

PART II: THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Pharmaceutical Market in the Philippines............................................23-24

Product Registration.................................................................................25-26

Pharmaceutical Importers..........................................................................27-28

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing..................................................................29-30

Pharmaceutical Distributors......................................................................31-33

Foreign Companies in the Philippines........................................................34-36

Pharmaceutical Retailers in the Philippines................................................37-38

Conclusion: Why Invest in the Filipino Pharmaceutical Market?.................39-41

Contact References........................................................................................42

ANNEXURE I: Wallace Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd Certificate of Product

registration (CPR) for Glipizide-Glucolip......................................................43

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INTRODUCTION

The Philippines is an archipelago in the South-East Asian region, located

between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Across the South China Sea,

to the west of Palawan Island, are the countries of Cambodia, the Laos People’s

Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam. China lies west of the Luzon coast while

further north are Korea and Japan. Across sea borders in the south are Indonesia,

Malaysia and Brunei. To the east of the Philippines lie the scattered island

territories of Saipan, Guam, Micronesia, and Palau. The country is comprised of

7107 islands, of which Luzon in the north is the largest, where the capital city of

Manila is located. To the south of Luzon are the Visayan Islands whose major

city is Cebu. Further south is the second largest island, Mindanao, where Davao

City is the main urban centre. Of the 7,000 odd islands, only 2,000 remain

inhabited. 1 The urban population has doubled in the past three decades, from

31.8% in 1970 to 50.32% in 2008, while the rest of the population remains in

rural, often isolated areas. 2

The fragmentary nature of these islands, spread over a vast surface area on the

ocean is in itself one of the greatest challenges to trade and commerce in the

country. despite this, the economy has been relatively resilient to global

economic shocks due to less exposure to troubled international securities, lower

dependence on exports, relatively resilient domestic consumption, large

remittances from about 10 million overseas Filipino workers and migrants, and a

rapidly expanding outsourcing industry. The current account balance has

recorded consecutive surpluses since 2003, international reserves remain at

comfortable levels, and the banking system is stable. 3

1 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 1-3 , Manila 2 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 1-3 , Manila 3 Ibid.

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Map I: Regional Map of the Philippines 4

4 The World Factbook 2013-14. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2013. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html

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THE DEMOGRAPHIC LANDSCAPE OF THE PHILIPPINES

The population of the Philippines stands at 102,624,209 with a growth rate of

1.59%. According to the International Monetary Fund's 2015 survey, the Per

Capita Income of the Filipino population is $7,282.The age structure of the

Philippines' 100 million odd population is divided, with a majority of the

population being in the young to middle age group.

Death Rate of the Filipino population is 6.1 deaths/1000 population.

44.4% of the population in the Philippines is urban. 5

0-4 years: 33.7%

5-24 years: 19.17% Male population larger than female population

25-54 years: 36.86%

55-64 years: 5.89%

65 & above: 4.38% Female population larger than male population 6

Figure I: Estimated Population by Sex in the Philippines 7

5 The World Factbook 2013-14. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2013. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html 6 The World Factbook 2013-14. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2013. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html 7 Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health (2013), The 2013 Philippine Health Statistics, Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Manila : 7

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POLITICAL CONTEXT

Since 1897, the Philippines has had seven constitutions. The latest ratified by

referendum in 1987 and now in effect, established a republican government

patterned after that of the United States with a strong executive branch, a

bicameral legislature, and an independent judiciary under a supreme court. The

executive branch through the national government agencies and local

government units exercises administrative and/or regulatory authority over the

health system as a whole. The legislative branch influences the health system in

two ways: a) by approving the annual budgets of national health agencies and

institutions; and b) by individual congressmen allocating their “development

funds” (PDAF or “pork barrel”) to specific health institutions for various

purposes. The judiciary affects the health system in both the government and

private sectors when it renders decisions in legal disputes involving health

agencies, institutions and individuals. 8 The Department of Health in the

Philippines is the official government organisation of the Philippines that is in

charge of overseeing the national healthcare system by establishing and

enforcing minimum standards for facilities and services and promoting the

development of hospitals as well as a regulating the distribution, manufacturing

and sale of drugs.

8 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 7, Manila

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ECONOMY

The economic growth in the Philippines was accelerated by 6% between 2011-

2015. International reserves remain at comfortable levels, and the banking

system is stable. The Philippines has not sustained steady growth in foreign

direct investment, which continues to lag behind regional peers. 9

The unemployment rate has declined somewhat in recent years but remains high,

hovering at around 6.5%; underemployment is also high, ranging from 18% to

19% of the employed. At least 40% of the employed work in the informal sector.

Poverty afflicts about a quarter of the population. More than 60% of the poor

reside in rural areas, a challenge to raising rural farm and non-farm incomes. The

government has been working to boost expenditures for education, health,

transfers to the poor, and other social spending programs. Infrastructure remains

underfunded and the government is relying on the private sector to help with

major projects under its Public-Private Partnership program. Continued efforts

are needed to improve governance, the judicial system, the regulatory

environment, and the overall ease of doing business. 10

Notable achievements of the Philippine government include passage of laws that

liberalized the entry of foreign banks into the country; partially relaxed the

cabotage law by allowing foreign vessels to ply import and export cargo within

the archipelago; and passage of anti-trust legislation. Substantial progress has

also been made towards passage of a Customs Tariff and Modernization Act to

meet international standards and commitments. However, the Philippine

Constitution and other laws restrict foreign ownership in important

activities/sectors - such as land ownership and public utilities. 11

Poverty continues to plague 1/4 of the Filipino population, 60% of which inhabit

rural Philippines. 50% of the poor live on less than two dollars a day. The

production and consumption of illicit drugs like methamphetamine continues to

9 Ibid, 6. 10 Ibid. 11 Ibid.

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be on the rise despise government efforts to prevent it, especially in rural area

where government control is limited. 12

Figure II: Philippine GDP13

12 Ibid. 13 National Economic and Development Authority, Philippines (2015), Infographic: Philippine GDP Grows by 5.2 Percent in Q1 2015, Philippines. http://www.neda.gov.ph/2015/05/28/infographic-philippine-gdp-decelerates-5-2-percent-q1-2015/

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HEALTHCARE IN THE PHILIPPINES

Philippine health status indicators show that the country lags behind most of

South-East and North Asia in terms of health outcomes. While rapid

improvements were seen during the last three decades, these have slowed in

recent years. Women tend to live longer than men by five years, while average

life expectancy at birth for both sexes was about 72 years in 2007. Both

disability-adjusted life expectancy (DALE) and health-adjusted life expectancy

(HALE) are measures of the equivalent number of years expected to be lived in

full health. In 2007, the HALE was 59 years for men and 64 years for women. 14

Figure III: Life Expectancy at Birth by Region 15

The leading cause of death in the Philippines is heart disease, with rates steadily

rising from 70 per 100,000 population in 1997, to 90 per 100,000 population in

2005 (Figure III). This is followed by vascular diseases and malignant neoplasms

14 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 7-14, Manila 15 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 8, Manila

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(or cancer), with mortality rates of 63.8 and 48.9 per 100 000 population,

respectively. 16

Figure IV: Main Causes of Death 17

Main Causes of Death, 1997-2006 (Selected Years Rate per 100,000 Population (Rank)

Region 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 I. Communicable Diseases

Pneumonia 43.1 (3)

44.0 (4)

42.7 (4)

43.0 (4)

39.5 (5)

38.4 (8)

42.8 (4)

Tuberculosis, all forms 32.2 (6)

38.7 (6)

36.1 (6)

35.9 (6)

33.0 (6)

31.0 (6)

31.2 (6)

II. Non-Communicable Diseases Diseases of the Heart 69.8

(1) 78.4 (1)

79.1 (1)

88.2 (1)

83.5 (1)

84.8 (1)

90.4 (1)

Diseases of the Vascular System

54.1 (2)

58.4 (2)

63.2 (2)

62.3 (2)

64.0 (2)

61.8 (2)

63.8 (2)

Malignant Neoplasms 37.5 (5)

45.8 (3)

47.7 (3)

48.8 (3)

48.5 (3)

48.5 (3)

48.9 (3)

Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 23.3

(8) 22.7 (8)

24.6 (7)

Diabetes Mellitus 9.4 (9)

13.8 (9)

14.1 (9)

17.5 (9)

17.5 (9)

19.8 (9)

21.6 (8)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases & Allied

Conditions 16.5 (7)

20.3 (7)

20.8 (7)

24.3 (7)

III. External Conditions Transportation Accidents 39.9

(4) 40.2 (5)

42.4 (5)

42.3 (5)

41.9 (4)

41.3 (4)

39.1 (5)

IV. Others Certain Conditions

Originating from the Perinatal Period

17.1 (8)

19.8 (8)

19.8 (8)

17.4 (10)

15.9 (10)

14.5 (9)

Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis

9.4 (10)

10.1 (10)

10.41 (10)

11.66 (10) 15.8

(10) 13.0 (10)

Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Martality 25.5

(7) Symptoms, Signs & Abnormal

Laboratory Findings, NEC 26.3 (7)

Other Diseases of the Respiratory System

9.7 (8)

Source: FHSIS DOH, 2009

16 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 7-14, Manila 17 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 10, Manila

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Figure V: Mortality: 10 Leading Causes 18

Number/Rate per 100,000 Population Philippines

5-Year Average (2008-2012) and 2013

Cause of Death 5-Year Average

(2008-12) 2013

Number Rate Number Rate Diseases of the Heart 1,03,170 110.3 1,18,740 121.1

Diseases of the Vascular System 66,754 71.4 68,325 69.7 Malignant Neoplasms 49,016 52.4 53,601 54.7

Pneumonia 45,303 48.4 53,101 54.2 Accidents 36,100 38.6 40,071 40.9

Diabetes Mellitus 22,287 23.9 27,064 27.6 Chronic Lower Respiratory

Diseases 23,005 24.6 23,867 24.4

Tuberculosis, all forms 24,362 26.1 23,216 23.7

Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 13,599 14.6 14,954 15.3

Certain Conditions Originating from the Perinatal Period 11,904 12.8 10,436 10.6

Communicable diseases continue to be major causes of morbidity and mortality

in the Philippines. As shown in Figure IV and Figure VI, infectious diseases

such as tuberculosis and pneumonia are leading causes of death. Malaria and

leprosy remain a problem in a number of regions of the country. Also shown in

the tables is the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, such as diseases of

the heart, diabetes mellitus and cancers. The National Nutrition and Health

Survey in 2003-2004 revealed the prevalence rates of risk factors for

cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease, stroke and peripheral

arterial disease Figure VIII shows the results of the study in tabular form. 19 The

rise in non-communicable diseases along with the existing prevalence of

infectious diseases indicates the Philippines is in an epidemiologic transition

characterized by a double burden of disease. This disease pattern indicates that

18 Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health (2013), The 2013 Philippine Health Statistics, Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Manila : 91 19 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 7-14, Manila

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even as degenerative diseases and other lifestyle-related illnesses are increasing,

communicable diseases are still widely prevalent. 20

Figure VI: Main Causes of Morbidity 21

20 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 7-14, Manila 21 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 11, Manila

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Figure VII: Morbidity: 10 Leading Causes 22

Figure VIII: Risk Factors affecting Health Status 23

Social, economic, and geographic barriers result in inequity in access to services

and explain the inequity in health outcomes. Poor people in greatest need for

22 Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health (2013), The 2013 Philippine Health Statistics, Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Manila : 52 23 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 12, Manila

010203040506070

Risk Factors affecting Health StatusPrevalence >20 years (%)

Source: The Philippines Health System Review, 2011

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health care, namely, pregnant women, newborns, infants, and children, are under

cared for. The Philippines experienced dramatic improvements in levels of child

and maternal mortality and communicable disease control during the second half

of the twentieth century. However, gains have slowed in recent years, in part due

to the poor health status of those on low-income and living in less developed

regions of the country. Life expectancy in richer provinces is more than 10 years

longer than in poorer ones. 24

To summarize, inequity in health status and access to services is the single most

important health problem in the Philippines. This inequity arises from structural

defects in the basic building blocks of the Philippine health system, including

the low level of financial protection offered – problems which until recently

have been inadequately addressed by reform efforts. 25

HIV/AIDS Statistics

Philippines has the fastest growing HIV endemic in the world. in the last five

years, there has been an 587% increase in reports of people living with HIV.

HIV Rate: 0.08%

HIV/AIDS World Rank: 110

Population living with HIV/AIDS: 42,500

HIV/AIDS deaths: 600 (2015) 26

24 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 7-14, Manila 25 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 7-14, Manila 26 Ibid, 6.

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Figure IX: HIV Statistics 27

27 Department of Health, Epidemiology Bureau (2016), HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines, March 2016.

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Figure X: Infant Mortality: 10 Leading Causes 28

28 Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health (2013), The 2013 Philippine Health Statistics, Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Manila : 203

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Figure XI: Maternal Mortality 29

29 Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health (2013), The 2013 Philippine Health Statistics, Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Manila : 206

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PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Pharmaceuticals reach consumers via a supply-driven distribution scheme.

Among the wholesalers and retailers, the drugstores have the greatest percentage

share in the market at 80.1% (chains have 62.7%, independent stores have

17.4%) while the hospitals have the smallest share at 9.7% (private 7.4%;

government 2.3%). Others account for 10.2% market share Clinics, NGOs at

9.9%; government agencies at 0.3%) (Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association

of the Philippines, 2008).

Figure XII: Philippine Pharmaceutical Industry-National Distribution 30

Monopolistic pricing exists in hospital drug sales, especially in private hospitals

where out-of-hospital purchases are discouraged. Drug prices in hospitals are

reported to be double those of prices in retail outlets (DOH, 2008). Access to

essential drugs is constrained by limited availability, irrational use and high

costs (DOH, 2008). Availability of medicines is dependent on the presence of

doctors to prescribe drugs and the existence of drugstores or pharmacies in the

area. Most government health professionals practice in urban areas, especially in

NCR and Region III. As private physicians charge for their services, long queues

30 The Philippines Healthcare Association of the Philippines, Philippine Pharmaceutical Industry Factbook (2008), Ed. 7 : 92

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for government physicians in the public health facilities are often the norm. Half

of the 3000 plus drugstores in the country are in NCR while the rest are in urban

areas nationwide. As a result, remote areas suffer from a shortage of drug

supply. To address this, some health workers dispense drugs though their own

clinics, RHUs, government hospitals and “Botika ng Barangayas outlets” or

pharmacies that operate without pharmacists. While there is a law mandating a

separation between the prescribing of physicians and the dispensing of

pharmacists, this is difficult to implement in practice. In the Philippines, doctors'

prescription must be counter-signed by a pharmacist, despite this, clinics and

Regional Health Units essentially dispense without pharmacies, while BnBs

operate as pharmacies with no pharmacist. 31

Maximum Drug Retail Price (MDRP) monitoring among physicians and patients

commissioned jointly by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the

DOH in June 2010 reported that more than half of interviewed physicians

prescribe more innovator brands than generic brands, while only 13-18%

prescribe more generic brands than innovator brands for chronic diseases.

About two thirds of doctors prescribe the original brand while only 8% of them

prescribe generics for IV antibiotics. Among the patients interviewed, 90-98% of

them claimed that they generally follow the brand prescribed by their doctors,

except among patients requiring IV antibiotics, where about 7% of patients

would occasionally not comply with what was prescribed. Awareness of the

generic counterpart of medication among patients is variable; only 48% of

patients are aware of the generic counterpart of their medicines for hypertension

and heart disease, while 87% of them know the generics of oral/suspension anti-

bacterials. Patients receive information on the generic counterpart of their

medicines from doctors (41%) and pharmacies (34%). The patients perceive the

price of medicines as between somewhat cheap to somewhat expensive, but more

patients (60-63%) requiring IV antibiotics and antibacterials think that their

medicines are somewhat cheap (DTI & DOH, 2010). 32

31 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 45, Manila 32 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 112, Manila

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In 1988, the government legislated the Generic Drugs Act in order to make drugs

more affordable and accessible particularly for the poor. However, the Generics

Law failed to effectively encourage the extensive use of generic prescribing by

medical practitioners. Generic drugs, though cheaper than their branded

counterparts, do not sell due to customers’ lack of information on generic drugs’

safety and efficacy.

Regulatory reforms were implemented in the pharmaceutical sector in the late

1980s. An essential drugs list was established, a Generics Act promoted and

required greater use of generic medicines – 55-60% of the public now buy

generics – and capacities for standards development, licensing, regulation and

enforcement were strengthened at the Federal Drug Authority. In 2009, the DOH

set maximum retail prices for selected drugs and medicines for leading causes of

morbidity and mortality.

In 1987, the DOH promulgated the Philippine National Drug Policy (PNDP),

which had the Generics Act of 1988 and the Philippine National Drug Formulary

(PNDF) as its components. The objective o the PNDP was to ensure the quality

of drugs and medicines and make them available and affordable to all sections of

the Filipino people. The Generics Act promoted and required the use of generic

terminology in the importation, manufacturing, distribution, marketing,

prescribing and dispensing of drugs. The PNDF or essential drugs list served as

the basis for the procurement of drug products in the government sector.33

Related to this is the revised Generics Act of 2008 (RA 9502), which

strengthened the provision of and access to quality and cheap medicines through

mechanisms such as compulsory licensing, parallel importation, price controls

and generic substitution at the point of sales. 34

Regulatory reforms also strengthened the Botika ng Barangay (BnB) Programme,

which sold drugs that are 62% cheaper than in commercial drug stores. Later in

2009, the DOH imposed maximum drug retail prices (MDRP).

33 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 32, 101, Manila 34 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 32, 101, Manila

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Figure XIII: Share of the top 20 Therapeutic Classes to Total Pharma 35

35 The Philippines Healthcare Association of the Philippines, Philippine Pharmaceutical Industry Factbook (2008), Ed. 7 : 76

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Top 10 Prescription and Ethical Drugs Sold in the Philippines36

Top 10 Ethical/Prescription Brands in the Philippines Moving Annual Total September ’07 Php Billion

Rank Prescription Brand Indication Generic Name 4 Year %-CAGR

1 Novarsc (Pfizer) Hypertension Amoldipine 24.3 2 Ventolin (Glaxo-SK) Asthma Albuterol 2.16 3 Plavix (Sanofi-Aventis) Thrombosis Clopidogrel Bisulfate 22.78 4 Augmentin (Glaxo-SK) Infection Amoxicillin+Clavulanate 1.29

5 Neobloc (GX International) Hypertension

Metoprolol 19.6

6 Lipitor (Pfizer) Hyper-

Cholesterolemia Atorvastatin

7.61 7 Tazocin (Wyeth) Infection Tazobactam 18.44

8 Zegen (United American-

UL) Infection Cefuroxime Axetil

31.37

9 Plendin ER (Astra

Zeneca) Hypertension Felodipine

-2.38 10 Seretide (Glaxo-SK) Asthma Fluticasone+Salmetrol 23.66

Top 10 OTC Brands in the Philippines Moving Annual Total September ’07 Php billion

Rank OTC Brand Indication 4 Year % CAGR 1 Ceelin (Pediatrica) Vitamin Supplement 6.1 2 Solmux (Westmont) Cough 8.84 3 Neozep (Myra) Cold Relief 14.38 4 Biogesic (Biomedis) Pain Relief 9.54 5 Enervon C (United American) Vitamin Supplement 0.33 6 Alaxan (Therapharma) Pain Relief -4.77 7 Myra E (Myra) Vitamin Supplement 36.01 8 Xenical (Roche) Weight Mgt 48.35 9 Centrum (Wyeth) Vitamin Supplement 13.13

10 Cherifer (GX Pharma) Vitamin Supplement 22.77

36 The Philippines Healthcare Association of the Philippines, Philippinr Pharmaceutical Industry Factbook (2008), Ed. 7 : 82-83

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MEDICAL HUMAN RESOURCE STATISTICS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Distribution of doctors per speciality, 2006

Speciality Metro Manila Luzon Visayas Mindanao Total

internal Medicine 2940 1637 907 580 6064 Pulmonology 399 118 79 32 628

Endocrinology/Diabetology 224 103 43 17 387 Oncology 128 36 19 11 194

Gastroenterology 185 55 45 13 298 Rheumatology 37 7 11 5 60

Nephrology 220 71 53 20 364 Cardiology 713 192 117 62 1084

Dermatology 712 226 64 69 1071 Paediatrics 3467 1979 985 643 7074

OB-Gynaecology 2748 1580 797 569 5694 General Surgery 1608 1011 506 441 3566

Orthopedic Surgery 470 216 123 84 893 Uro-Surgery 222 80 27 25 354

Opthalmology 616 160 78 53 907 EENT/ENT 699 362 122 124 1307 Psychiatry 322 82 76 42 522 Neurology 315 80 34 27 456

Total No. of Specialists 16025 7995 4086 2817 30923 General Practice 4653 5205 2644 2130 14632

Total No. of Doctors 20678 13200 6730 4947 45555

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Figure XIV: Distribution of Doctors per Specialty, 2006 37

• 35% of the PhilHealth accredited doctors are based in the National Capital

Region alone. Moreover, the number of NCR (National Capital Region)-based

doctors is about eight times more than the average number of PhilHealth

accredited doctors in regions outside NCR.

• The total number of government doctors in the Philippines, as per a 2006

survey is 2,955.

• The total number of doctors in the Philippines as per the 2006 survey is

45,555.

37 WHO, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011), The Philippines Health System Review, ISBN 978 92 9061 558 3, Vol 1 (2) : 85, Manila

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PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines' pharmaceutical market is expanding at its fastest pace in

decades. Its market has been growing at a rate of 12–14 percent annually.

The Filipino drug market is set to reach $4.3 billion by 2014. This would

put the country on par with Taiwan and Indonesia, in terms of size.

The value of the pharmaceutical market in the country amounted to

$4billion in 2013, and it is expected to increase at a CAGR of 9.4% to

reach approximately $8 billion in 2020. The positive trend in the

healthcare market of the Philippines can be attributed primarily to the a

number of factors 1 It has a 3.93% market share in the Asia Pacific

pharmaceutical market. 2

Generic substitution in both the public and private sectors, which has been

a driver for the manufacture of generic drugs - Increased expenditure on

medicines by Local Government Units (LGUs) - Government initiatives

for the prevention and management of chronic diseases - an improved and

updated regulatory environment. In 2012, foreign pharmaceutical

companies captured 70 percent of the Filipino market. That is less than in

previous years, when market share was 80 percent. GlaxoSmithKline,

Novartis and Sanofi are among the largest foreign pharmaceutical

companies doing business in the Philippines. Among domestic drug

companies, United Laboratories, Pascual Laboratories, GC International

and Natrapharm are the largest.

The generics segment is increasingly important in the Philippines. In

addition to local manufacturers, many foreign manufacturers have entered

the market. Some of the fastest growing companies include Novartis'

generic arm Sandoz, Taiwan's Orient Europharma (OEP) and Getz

Pharma of Pakistan. To compete with these generic and off-brand

products, many multinational companies are reducing the prices of some

brand name drugs by as much as 50 percent. Drug pricing levels are higher

1 Dr. Jibran K., (2015), "Philippines Pharmaceutical Market in 2020", [Online : Web] Accessed 10 Sept. 2016 URL https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/philippines-pharmaceutical-market-2020-dr- 2The Philippines Healthcare Association of the Philippines, Philippinr Pharmaceutical Industry Factbook (2008), Ed. 7 : 60

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in the Philippines than in almost any other Asian country. Poor purchasing

practices by Filipino hospitals, high retail markups and the prohibitive

cost of importing pharmaceutical ingredients are just a few reasons for

this. Other reasons include low rates of health insurance and low rates of

coverage for outpatient drugs. To increase healthcare access, the Filipino

government has mandated price controls on certain essential drugs. In

2008, it passed the Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines

Act. This act granted the president and the secretary of health the power to

impose maximum retail prices on drugs included in the Philippines'

Essential Drug List (last released in 2008). 3

In the Philippines, there are legal or regulatory provisions affecting

pricing of medicines. These provisions are aimed at the level of

manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. The government runs an active

national medicines price monitoring system for retail prices. Regulations

exist mandating that retail medicine price information should be publicly

accessible. The e-EDPMS (electronic-Essential Drug Price Monitoring

System) database is under construction. 4

In 2009, an Act mandated a 50 percent price reduction on 21 molecules

and their preparations. This affected drugs including Pfizer's hypertension

drug Norvasc and GlaxoSmithKline's antibiotic Augmentin. Fearing

further cuts, foreign drug companies voluntarily cut prices on an

additional 16 drugs. 5

3 Dr. Jibran K., (2015), "Philippines Pharmaceutical Market in 2020", [Online : Web] Accessed 10 Sept. 2016 URL https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/philippines-pharmaceutical-market-2020-dr- 4 Dr. Jibran K., (2015), "Philippines Pharmaceutical Market in 2020", [Online : Web] Accessed 10 Sept. 2016 URL https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/philippines-pharmaceutical-market-2020-dr- 5 Dr. Jibran K., (2015), "Philippines Pharmaceutical Market in 2020", [Online : Web] Accessed 10 Sept. 2016 URL https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/philippines-pharmaceutical-market-2020-dr-

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PRODUCT REGISTRATION

Companies that are involved in the manufacture, import, export,

distribution, retailing, packaging and re-packaging of pharmaceuticals in

the Philippines must obtain a License to Operate (LTO) before they can

register their product with the Philippines Food and Drug Administration

(FDA). An LTO takes one to two months to process.

Pharmaceutical product registration requires the following information:

• Licence to Operate (LTOs) from the manufacturer, distributor and / or

importer

• A Certificate of Agreement between the manufacturer and distributor or

the manufacturer and importer for the product being registered

• The Application for Registration of Pharmaceutical form

• Information on product formulation and dosage

• A Certificate of Analysis and Specifications for all raw materials

• Information on the manufacturing process, including procedure, in-

process controls, production equipment and packaging procedure

• Labelling materials

• Stability studies

• A product sample (which should include English labels for the product

registration number, the generic and brand names, the name of the product

license holder, indications for use, dosage, warnings and precautions, the

batch number and the expiration date).

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Figure XV: Requirements for Registration6

Unlike other import markets, the Philippines market is marred with rules

and regulations for importers of pharmaceutical goods. In order for an

importer to bring his/her pharmaceutical products into the country, they

must follow the required registration procedure in order for their drugs to

be sold in the Philippines. This registration is completed in the name of

local distributors or through a consultant lawyer representing the

importing companies. This registration however, leaves the importer with

no direct rights over the product registration, despite his payment for the

same. The only way around this is if the company opens a Philippines

branch of their business in the Philippines.

6 ibid.

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PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTERS

The Filipino Pharmaceutical industry depends heavily on imports for both,

raw materials and finished products. Very few foreign pharmaceutical

companies undertake their own manufacturing in the Philippines. Instead,

they import and distribute finished pharmaceutical products, or they

import drug ingredients and outsource production to local manufacturers.

Some of the major local companies that import pharmaceuticals into the

Philippines are:

• Eon Pharmatec, Inc.

• Aspen Philippines

• Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc.

• Khriz Pharma

• Raquel Abbas

• Pharex-Pascual Laboratories, Inc.

• Marzan Pharma

• Pasteur Pharma

• All-Bio Pharma

• Medicamenta Inc.

• Merck Inc.

• Zynova

• Wellness AG

• Pasture Pharmaceuticals

• The Cathay Drug Co.

• Sherryville Medical Healthcare products

• Servier Philippines

Legal provisions exist requiring authorization to import medicines. Laws

exist that allow the sampling of imported products for testing. Legal

provisions requiring importation of medicines through authorized ports of

entry do not exist. Regulations or laws exist to allow for inspection of

imported pharmaceutical products at authorized ports of entry.

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Import tariff may apply to all imported medicines or there may be a

system to exempt certain products and purchases. The import tax or duty

may or may not apply to raw materials for local production. It may be

different for different products. Some raw materials are banned for import.

In 2000, the government implemented the Parallel Drug Importation (PDI)

Pharma Plan 50. Through the Philippine International Trade Corporation

(PITC), the government imported off-patent drugs from an essential drug

list. The imports, which were primarily sourced from India, competed

directly with the same branded products marketed in the Philippines by

trademark owners with existing marketing authorization from the (BFAD).

However, due to the limited volume of imports (only about 0.16% of the

total comparative pharmaceutical market) and limited distribution network

(only 70 out of 600 government hospitals), the Plan failed to bring down

drug prices and increase the access of the poor to cheaper medicines. 7

Figure: XVI: Landed Costs Levied on Imported Pharmaceuticals 8

7 Aldaba, Rafaelita M. (2008), "Assessing Competition in the Philippines Market", Philippines Institute for Development Studies, 2008-23 : 34-35 8 Health Action International, Philippines Components of Medicine Prices Flowcharts created from market research date on select drugs, namely: Amlodipine tab/5mg (Novarsc); Atenolol tab/50 mg (Tenormin); Atorvastatin tab/20 mg (Lipitor); Co-amoxiclav tab 500+125 mg (Augmentin); Cotrimoxazole tab/400+80 mg (Bactrim); Glibenclamide tabb/5 mg (Caonil); Paracetamol tab/500 mg (Panadol)

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PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING

One domestic manufacturer dominates production for most foreign

pharmaceutical companies in the Philippines. Interphil Laboratories

(Zuellig Family Trust Company) handles contracts from 15 of the 20

biggest foreign pharmaceutical companies doing business in the

Philippines. In 2009, it managed 90 percent of Wyeth's local drug

manufacturing. In the same year, it managed all local manufacturing for

Pfizer.

Apart from Interphil, Unilab, the largest Filipino company has the largest

individual share of the domestic market. Other firms that service foreign

pharmaceutical companies include Hizon Laboratories, Swiss Pharma and

Euro-Med Laboratories. All domestic and international manufacturing

facilities producing drugs for the Philippines' market are required to meet

Filipino Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

With the exception of Unilab and Chemfields, domestic companies

generally do not produce active substances but are limited to activities

such as compounding active substances, packing bulk drugs into dosage

forms, processing simple galenic medicinals into final drug form, and

diluting concentrated extracts to marketable strengths. Because the cost of

R&D is prohibitive, domestic pharmaceutical companies gain access to

new drugs either through their domestic offices abroad or through

licensing agreements with foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers.

The Philippines is a member of the World Trade Organization. Legal

provisions granting patents to manufacturers exist and is enforced. These

cover pharmaceuticals, laboratory supplies, medical supplies and medical

equipment.

There are 61 licensed pharmaceutical manufacturers in the Philippines. In

2007, domestic manufacturers held 31.3% of the market share by value

produced. The percentage of market share by volume produced by

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domestic manufacturers is 48%. There are 40 manufacturers that are Good

Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified. 9

Figure XVII: Manufacturers' Markup on Pharmacwutical Goods 10

9 Dr. Jibran K., (2015), "Philippines Pharmaceutical Market in 2020", [Online : Web] Accessed 10 Sept. 2016 URL https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/philippines-pharmaceutical-market-2020-dr- 10 Health Action International, Philippines Components of Medicine Prices Flowcharts created from market research date on select drugs, namely: Amlodipine tab/5mg (Novarsc); Atenolol tab/50 mg (Tenormin); Atorvastatin tab/20 mg (Lipitor); Co-amoxiclav tab 500+125 mg (Augmentin); Cotrimoxazole tab/400+80 mg (Bactrim); Glibenclamide tabb/5 mg (Caonil); Paracetamol tab/500 mg (Panadol)

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PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTORS

Very few foreign pharmaceutical companies do their own manufacturing

and distribution in the Philippines.

Most distribution takes place through two major local companies – Zuellig

Pharma and Metro Drug.(Zuellig Family Trust Companies) Together, these

two companies control 85 percent of distribution channels in the

Philippines. Unlike manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors do not

have to comply with Good Distributing Practice (GDP) standards.

Some companies in the Philippines are engaged in both, distribution as

well as manufacture of pharmaceutical products. Examples of such

companies are EON Pharmatek and Biomed Pharma Inc. Speed Comm

Distribution also deals with distribution of pharmaceutical products in the

Philippines.

Figure XVIII: Wholesaler's Price Markup on Pharmaceutical Goods 11

11 Ibid.

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The Philippines Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) is a

non-stock, non-profit association established in September 30, 1950. It

was organized for the primary purpose of bringing together entities

engaged in the manufacture and/or marketing of pharmaceutical products

for the attainment of continually upgrade the standards of the

pharmaceutical manufacturing industry in the Philippines, promoting and

encouraging pharmaceutical research and technology development with a

view to utilizing indigenous material and cooperating with the medical

and allied professions for the betterment of the healthcare delivery system

in the country. 12

Member companies of the PPMA include:

• Abbott Philippines

• Amber Packaging Corporation

• Apo

• Ashford Pharmaceutical Laboratories Inc.

• AstraZeneca Philippines

• Baxter

• Bayer

• Catalent

• ClarkChem Inc.

• DKSH

• Eisai

• E.L. Laboratories, Inc.

• Flexo Manufacturing Corporation

• Folares Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

• GDL Capsule Phils, Inc.

• GlaxoSmithKline

• GX International, Inc.

• Hizon laboratories Laboratories, Inc.

• Interchemex, Inc.

• Interphil Laboratories, Inc.

12 The Philippines Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association Accessed 15 Sept 2016 URL http://www.ppma.ph/#

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• Janssen Pharmaceutica

• La Croesus Pharma, Inc.

• Lejal Laboratories, Inc.

• Bi Lilly, Inc.

• Lloyd Laboratories, Inc.

• Mead Johnson Laboratories Philippines

• Natrapharm, Inc.

• Netpak Philippines, Inc.

• Novartis Healthcare Philippines

• Pascual Laboratories, Inc.

• Premier Creative Packaging, Inc.

• Pfizer, Philippines, Inc.

• Pharmatrix Corporation

• Philmed

• Phoenix Pharmaceutical, Inc.

• Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare

• Roche Philippines

• Sanofi-Aventis Philippines

• Schering Plough Philippines

• Shimadzu Philz Corp.

• San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corp.

• Swiss Pharma Research Laboratories, Inc.

• Takeda Pharmaceuticals

• Telstar Manufacturing Corporation

• Theo-Pam Trading Corporation.

• UNIMEX

• YSS Laboratories Co. Inc. 13

• United Laboratories Inc.

• MD Pharmaceuticals Inc.

13 Ibid.

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FOREIGN COMPANIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Altogether, there are more than 500 drug traders, 700 drug importers, and

5,000 drug distributors in the Philippines. However, three quarters of the

top 20 pharmaceutical companies are foreign. Foreign pharmaceutical

companies control 66% of total industry sales , with market shares of

individual foreign companies ranging between 1% and 6%. 143 European

companies command a combined market share of 38% and 76 U.S.

companies control a combined share of 28%. Only 30%of pharmaceutical

sales are accounted for by domestic Filipino companies. In addition to

GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Sanofi, they include Pfizer, Wyeth, Abbott

Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Jonson and Bristol Myers Squibb.

Unlike most foreign pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline

conducts its own manufacturing in country. It has the largest MNC

manufacturing facility in the Philippines, which it uses to produce drugs

for both the Philippines and other Southeast Asian markets.

Other foreign pharmaceutical companies are using the Philippines as a

base for expansion into the rest of Southeast Asia. In 2009, for example,

Novartis established its Southeast Asian headquarters just south of

Manila. The company also plans to conduct clinical trials in the

Philippines for many of its future key products, especially vaccines.

Similarly, pharmaceutical multinational corp, Aspen, imports finished

pharmaceutical products into the Philippines via its Philippines outpost.

Presence of Foreign versus Local Pharmaceutical Companies in the

Philippines

COMPANY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

LOCAL 208 210 224 224 240

FOREIGN 165 171 194 2003 231

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Figure XIX: Foreign and Local Pharma Companies: Share Trend 14

14 The Philippines Healthcare Association of the Philippines, Philippinr Pharmaceutical Industry Factbook (2008), Ed. 7 : 67

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Figure XX: Share of Foreign and Local Companies per Therapeutic

Class in Pesos 15

15 The Philippines Healthcare Association of the Philippines, Philippinr Pharmaceutical Industry Factbook (2008), Ed. 7 : 69

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PHARMACEUTICAL RETAILERS IN PHILIPPINES

In the Philippines, pharmaceutical retail is of two kinds: generic and

branded.

Generic drugs are always less expensive, it costs about thirty percent to

eighty percent less than the brand name drug. Generic drugs mean more

cost-savings to the consumers. Its use can save patients and even

insurance companies thousands of dollars without compromising the

quality of health care. According to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office,

generic drugs save consumers an estimated $8 to $10 billion a year at

retail pharmacies. Even more billions are saved when hospitals use

generics.

There are different categories of pharmacies in the Philippines that sell

either generic or branded drugs. Depending on the type of pharmacy or

hospital, the prices of the drugs sold also vary. Thus, drugs sold at a

government pharmacy will be cheaper than those sold at a chain pharmacy

but the stock availability is limited.

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Figure XXI: Retail Markups on Pharmaceutical Goods 16

Pharmacies selling generic drugs in the Philippines include:

The Generics Pharmacy Generika Generics My Botika Botika ng Bayan

Branded drugs are costlier and are sold at retail pharmaceutical

chains all around the country such as:

Mercury Drug Rose Pharmacy Watsons South Star Drug United Pharm Cherub's Face Pharmacy and Medical Supplies KChan Pharmacy New Lords Pharmacy Caslim Pharmacy and General Merchandise

16 Health Action International, Philippines Components of Medicine Prices Flowcharts created from market research date on select drugs, namely: Amlodipine tab/5mg (Novarsc); Atenolol tab/50 mg (Tenormin); Atorvastatin tab/20 mg (Lipitor); Co-amoxiclav tab 500+125 mg (Augmentin); Cotrimoxazole tab/400+80 mg (Bactrim); Glibenclamide tabb/5 mg (Caonil); Paracetamol tab/500 mg (Panadol)

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CONCLUSION: WHY INVEST IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET OF THE PHILIPPINES? The Philippines as an archipelago challenges trade and commerce in the

region. It 's highly fragmentary geographic nature challenges traders and

places logistics at a premium. This in turn puts a heavy toll on the cost of

goods in the region, especially pharmaceutical drugs and services.

Moving away from the geographical dimension of the Philippines, there

are a number of factors that present Philippines as a viable investment

candidate in the Pharmaceutical market.

Firstly, The Filipino Pharmaceutical market is set to grow rapidly and be

valued at $ 4 billion by 2020. The Foreign investment already accounts for

70% of pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution in the Philippines

with some of the World's largest pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer,

Zuellig, Wyeth, Abbott and GlaxoSmithKline already holding a significant

market share in the country.

Secondly, it is evident that there is a large discrepancy between generic

and branded drugs in the Philippines. This discrepancy, especially seen in

the highly priced branded drugs is due to the monopolistic competition

and open pricing followed by the few private companies in the country.

There is big scope for good branded generics accompanied with robust

marketing and promotion.

Though there are laws in place, such as the Generic Drugs Act, and the

Philippines National Drug Policy that are meant to regulate drug prices,

there is these laws do not permeate into the private sector. Unlike India

that possess Drug Price Control Orders (DPCO) and ample competition,

The Philippines' open pricing and lack of brand competition, allows

companies to raise drug prices.

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An example of DPCO in India for MNCs versus open pricing of MNCs in

the Philippines is as follows:

Country Dose Manufacturer Brand Name/Generic Price

India 250 mg/100 tab SmithKline Beecham Amoxil $ 10 Phillipines 250 mg/100 tab SmithKline Beecham Amoxil $29 India 150 mg/100 tab Glaxo Zantac $3 Philippines 150 mg/100 tab Glaxo Zantac $95

* Source: Dr. K Balasubramaniam, "Retail Prices in Asia-Pacific Region", HAI News, No 86ec 1995

From the table above, it is evident that any pharmaceutical company

interested in investing in the Philippines stands to make larger profits

here.

Though a quarter of the Filipino population lives in dire poverty, the per

capita income of the per capita income of the Filipino population is $

7,282 dollars that is almost $ 2,000 more than that of India ($ 5,350). This

automatically means that the Filipino population is wealthier, thus being

able to spend more on quality medication.

Despite there being generic counterparts to branded drugs, much of the

population opt into consuming branded drugs that are of a higher price.

This is often due to the belief that higher priced drugs will be of a

superior quality. Though generic drug pricing and the Botika ng

Barangays (BnB) programme do exist in the Philippines, the biggest task

for the government continues to be the effective implementation of these

rules.

The Philippines pharmaceutical market is ranked 11th as the most

attractive pharmaceutical market in the Asia-Pacific market and 3rd third

largest in ASEAN, after Indonesia and Thailand. Why then, invest in the

Philippines rather than Thailand?

At a 67 million, Thailand's population is 2/3rds that of the Philippines,

automatically portraying the former as a larger market. Thailand is also a

largely generic manufacturer market, allowing lesser scope for branded or

branded generics manufacturers to enter the market. Furthermore, though

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Thailand possesses bigger market in terms of units sold, the Philippines

has a larger market share when it comes to value per unit. This is mainly

because of the open pricing and monopolistic competition practiced in the

country.

For Wallace Pharmaceuticals, investment in the Philippines market the

sale of cardio-vascular drugs and proton pump inhibitors offers scope for

the growth of the company in the Philippines. The Philippines healthcare

profile shows the largest morbidity of cardio-vascular diseases making it a

good target market for the penetration of Wallace's cardio-vascular drugs.

The Filipino Pharmaceutical market shows a huge potential to create and

sustain brands.

It is a market that shows great respect for Intellectual Property Rights and

will not simply allow the sale of generic and combination drugs which are

patented.

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CONTACT REFERENCES

Philippines Pharmaceutical manufacturing Association

Phone: +632 893-4230 Fax: +632 7531040 Address: Room 1217, Cityland10 Tower II, 6817 Ayala Avenue cor. HV dela Costa Street, Makati City, Metro Manila-Philippines E-mail: [email protected] Food and Drug Association of the Philippines

Centre for Drug Regulation and Research Licensing: +632 857 1989 Registration: +632 857 1986/87

Department of Trade and Industry

Foreign Trade Service Corps: 3F DTI International Building 375 Sen. Jil J. Puyat Ave., Makati City Phone: +632 465 3380 E-mail: [email protected]

Bureau of Import Services: 3F Tara Building 389 Jil J Puyat Ave., Makati City Ph: +632 403-1420 E-mail: [email protected]

Philippines International Trading Corporation

National Development Company Building 116 Tordesillas Street Salcedo Village 1227 Makati City Phone: +632 818 9801 Fax: +632 892 20 54/ 892 07 82 E-mail: [email protected]

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