Legal basis and related DOH actions
- FDA Circular No. 2010-017 enjoins compliance with Department Memorandum No. 2010-0096 dated 05 May 2010.
- FDA Circular No. 2010-017 enjoins compliance with Department Circular No. 2010-0200 dated 16 July 2010.
- The circular ties enforcement and sanctions to the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9502 (the Universally Accessible, Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008).
Coverage: data upload obligation
- All concerned entities are required to upload all data for the Electronic Essential Drug Price Monitoring System (E-EDPMS).
- The obligation applies to all data needed for E-EDPMS, not partial or selective uploads.
Deadline and place of compliance
- Entities must upload their data in the e-EDPMS website.
- The uploading must be completed on or before 15 October 2010.
Monitoring and verification
- The Department of Health (DOH)-National Center for Pharmaceutical Access and Management (NCPAM) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will conduct a nationwide joint monitoring.
- Monitoring targets compliance with the implementation of the E-EDPMS data-upload requirement.
Administrative sanctions and license consequence
- Non-compliance with the circular’s data-upload requirement will be met with administrative sanctions and penalties.
- The administrative sanctions and penalties are those imposed under the IRR of Republic Act No. 9502.
- The circular recognizes non-renewal of the License to Operate (LTO) as an example of an administrative consequence for non-compliance.