{"id":294264,"date":"2025-07-26T21:27:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/294264\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T21:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:27:29","slug":"price-freeze-for-148-drugs-in-effect-in-areas-under-state-of-calamity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/294264\/","title":{"rendered":"Price freeze for 148 drugs in effect in areas under state of calamity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1912364\" class=\" wp-image-1912364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/657355-620x413.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"515\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1912364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOTICA A customer buys from a pharmacy in Barangay Kamuning, Quezon City on Monday, February 19, 2024. (INQUIRER file photo \/ GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE)<\/p>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Price freeze is in effect for 148 essential medicines in areas under state of calamity due to the southwest monsoon and Severe Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha), according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrize Freeze is effective within 60 days from the declaration of a state of calamity in a locality, unless the President lifts it at an earlier date,\u201d the DOH said in an advisory.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tArticle continues after this advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The department then advised the public to report cases of overpricing to the DOH hotline (02-8651-7800) and Department of Trade and Industry hotline (1-384).<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2085851\/lgus-declare-state-of-calamity-due-to-habagat-onslaught\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGUs declare state of calamity due to habagat onslaught<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several local government units have declared a state of calamity due to the onslaught of habagat, such as Manila City, Quezon City, Marikina City and Cebu City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/1974756\/explainer-leptospirosis-kills-how-to-avoid-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXPLAINER: Leptospirosis kills, how to avoid it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aside from this, the DOH earlier reminded the public that using doxycycline drug against leptospiroris is not allowed without a doctor\u2019s prescription.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after this advertisement\t\t  <\/p>\n<p>The DOH noted that doxycycline intake varies on the exposure or risk level of anyone who wades through floodwaters. \/apl<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2025\/07\/Price-Freeze-List-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Price Freeze List<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n          &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n                          Your subscription could not be saved. 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