1999 Collaboration between the US government and pharmaceutical industry to oppose Philippine government effort to promote expanded use of generics for off-patented drugs

Jennifer Ellen Mattson
University of California at Berkeley / CPTech
February 9, 2005


Sections

Background

Events of 1999

Key Players


Background

September 13th, 1988

April 1992

April 6th, 1993

The Philippines remains on the Special 301 watch list for 1994.

April 29th, 1995

June 27th, 1995

September 4th, 1996

December, 1996

June 6th, 1997

September 1997

January 1st, 1998


Events of 1999

Some time in late 1998 or early 1999, the Philippine Secretary of Health, Alberto Romualdez, was considering a proposal to change the process for drug registration. The purpose of the change was to require prescription drugs that are off-patent be sold using the generic name of the product. This change was designed to educate consumers about the generic name and to expand the use of the less expensive generic alternatives.

February 1st, 1999

February 3rd, 1999

February 4th, 1999

February 16th, 1999

February 25th, 1999

Late February, 1999

April 6th, 1999

April 12th, 1999

April 14th, 1999

April 15th, 1999

April 30th, 1999

May 12th, 1999

May 28th, 1999

June 8th, 1999

June 10th, 1999

June 11th, 1999

June 15th, 1999

June 18th, 1999

July 2nd 1999

July 5th, 1999

July 7th, 1999

July 9th, 1999

July 12th, 1999

July 13th-16th 1999

July 19th, 1999

July 20th, 1999

July 21st, 1999

August 2nd, 1999

August 4th, 1999

August 5th

August 6th, 1999

September 23rd, 1999

September 27th and 29th, 1999

October, 1999

October 5th, 1999

October 8th

October 11th, 1999

October 12th, 1999

October 14th

October 15th, 1999

October 18th, 1999

October 23rd, 1999

October 26th, 1999

November 8th, 1999

November 9th, 1999

November 10th, 1999

November 15th, 1999

November 21st, 1999

November 22nd, 1999

November 24th, 1999

November 26th, 1999

December 1999

January 2000

January 17th, 2000

January 20-21, 2000

January 26th, 2000

February, 2000

February 17th, 2000

February 18, 2000


Key Players


I would like to thank James Love of the Consumer Project on Technology for his support and assistance in editing this timeline.