HB 5450

House·20th Congress·Filed Oct 10, 2025

An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 9502, Otherwise Known as the "Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008"

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The bill would set up a new Drug Price Regulatory Board to fix ceiling prices for medicines, require doctors to prescribe drugs by their generic names, and force sellers to label the maximum price on every product.

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Author · Representative

Keith Micah "Atty. Mike" D.l. TanReceipts →

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An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 9502, Otherwise Known as the "Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008"

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