



The Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry Inc. (PCPI) continues to be at the vanguard of efforts to address the challenges facing the local pharmaceutical industry. It stands tall as the one and sole voice of the Filipino-owned pharmaceutical companies in the field of health care.
The PCPI, in fact, opened the gateway for Filipino drug manufacturers and producers to be at par with its international competitors in quality but affordable medicines. It has successfully unriveted what used to hedge the landscape of expensive drugs monopoly in the county, thereby, opening the floodgates to more affordable quality medicines.
In collaboration with the government, the PCPI ensured that more and more Filipinos benefit from the remarkably low price of medicines in the market. Some local companies have joined and complied with the Government Mediated Access Price (GMAP) for cheaper medicines as part of their commitment under the UN Millennium Development Goals.
As competition for the provision of medicine and related health products intensify in today’s global environment, the PCPI has assumed the lead role to ensure the competitiveness of local pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
The PCPI was established in March 2004 when the country’s four major pharmaceutical organizations decided to merge into one cohesive group that would serve as its sole voice in Philippine business. These four national groups were: Chamber of Filipino Drug Manufacturers and Distributors, Inc. (CFDMD), Association of Drug Industries of the Philippines (ADIP), Association of Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (APPMAN), and Filipino Drug Association (FIDA) who joined later on. This happened during the term of PGMA at Lloyd Laboratories in Bulacan.
The Presidents of the four national associations were Ms. Marilou Buensuceso; Mr. Conrad Layug, Mrs. Zenaida D. Balajadia and Mr Edward Isaac respectively.
The new board of trustees was then President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo witnessed the signing of the unification agreement of the associations.
Founding Board of TrusteesPresident: VP Generics: VP Manufacturing: VP Ethical Marketing: Treasurer: Secretary: P.R.O.: Directors: The merger came at the most auspicious of times, as the Philippines continued to struggle to bring affordable and quality health care to all Filipinos nationwide. Part of this struggle was to provide medicines with which to treat the more common diseases and whose prices were considered one of the highest in the world. |
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Founding Board of TrusteesPresident: VP Generics: VP Manufacturing: VP Ethical Marketing: Treasurer: Secretary: P.R.O.: Directors: The merger came at the most auspicious of times, as the Philippines continued to struggle to bring affordable and quality health care to all Filipinos nationwide. Part of this struggle was to provide medicines with which to treat the more common diseases and whose prices were considered one of the highest in the world. |
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