Purchase booklets no longer required for seniors’ discounts for medicines - DOH

David Dizon

ABS-CBN News

Good news, seniors! Senior citizens need not present their purchase booklets to avail of discounts on medicines, Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa announced Monday.Department of Health AO No. 2024-0017 deletes the requirement for seniors to present a purchase booklet to drugstores, which before accompanied valid identification and a doctor&#x27;s prescription, in order to get a discount.&quot;I am also a senior citizen. I know it is hard to always bring a purchase booklet with you. Seniors need the discount on their medicines, and we must make it easy for them to get that,&quot; Herbosa said in a statement.&quot;On behalf of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., we at the DOH give this gift of convenience and more affordable medicines to all of our senior citizens. Merry Christmas po!&quot; he added.

Department of Health AO No. 2024-0017 deletes the requirement for seniors to present a purchase booklet to drugstores.

Department of Health AO No. 2024-0017 deletes the requirement for seniors to present a purchase booklet to drugstores.

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Purchase booklets no longer required for seniors’ discounts for medicines - DOH

Purchase booklets no longer required for seniors’ discounts for medicines - DOH

David Dizon,

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Published Dec 23, 2024 11:50 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 23, 2024 03:40 PM PHT

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