Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
July 30, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1576, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: In addition to generic medicines, the Philippines has started to produce medicines using native plants as raw materials. However, the pharmaceutical industry needs serious and continuous scientific research in order for the pharmaceutical industry to be competitive. This bill seeks to bring about such research to enable the country to establish its own pharmaceutical industry based on solid study and scientific research, so that the country will not be dependent on foreign sourcesfor its health well-being. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARA�ON, ALFREDO JR. G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Monfort (031 ) | 2. Dy (042 ) |
| 3. Syjuco (041 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2001-08-06 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WAYS AND MEANS, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: In addition to generic medicines, the Philippines has started to produce medicines using native plants as raw materials. However, the pharmaceutical industry needs serious and continuous scientific research in order for the pharmaceutical industry to be competitive. This bill seeks to bring about such research to enable the country to establish its own pharmaceutical industry based on solid study and scientific research, so that the country will not be dependent on foreign sourcesfor its health well-being.
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