The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has approved the following drugs for inclusion in PhilHealth's Positive List. These drugs can be found in the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infection and Pneumonia. Claims for Medicare refund for these drugs will be reimbursed only when used in the treatment of the diseases indicated in the CPGs:

	DRUG	CPG	PREPARATION
1.	Benazepril Hcl	Hypertension	Tablet
2.	Bisoprolol	Hypertension	Tablet
3.	Cilazapril	Hypertension	Tablet
4.	Doxazosin	Hypertension	Tablet
5.	Isradipine	Hypertension	Tablet
6.	Lacidipine	Hypertension	Tablet
7.	Manidipine Hcl	Hypertension	Tablet
8.	Perindopril	Hypertension	Tablet
9.	Quinapril	Hypertension	Tablet
10.	Ramipril	Hypertension	Tablet
11.	Delapril	Hypertension	Tablet
12.	Lisinopril	Hypertension	Tablet
13.	Carteolol	Hypertension	Tablet
14.	Oxprenolol	Hypertension	Tablet
15.	Pindolol	Hypertension	Tablet
16.	Guanfacine	Hypertension	Tablet
17.	Sodium Nitroprusside	Hypertension	Tablet
18.	Nitrendipine	Hypertension	Tablet
19.	Cefamandole	Pneumonia	0.5-2.0g Vial
20.	Cefoperazone	Pneumonia	1-2g Vial
21.	Cefotiam	Pneumonia	0.5-1g Vial
22.	Cefpirome	Pneumonia	1g Vial
23.	Cefdinir	Pneumonia	100mg Capsule
24.	Co-amoxyclav	Pneumonia	625-1g Vial
25.	Cefprozil	Pneumonia	500mg Tablet
26.	Ceftibuten	Pneumonia	200mg/400mg Capsule
27.	Ceftizoxime	Pneumonia	1 g Vial
28.	Dirithromycin	Pneumonia	500mg Tablet
29.	Roxithromycin	Pneumonia	150 mg Tablet
30.	Sultamicillin	Pneumonia	375-750mg Tablet
31.	Cefaclor	Pneumonia	250-500mg Tablet
32.	Cefetamet	Pneumonia	500mg Tablet
33.	Levofloxacin	Pneumonia	250mg/500mg Tablet
34.	Lomefloxacin	UTI	400mg Tablet
35.	Pefloxacin	UTI	400mg Tablet

At the same time, the Corporation has approved the compensability of the following over-the-counter or "non-prescription" drugs that are listed in the Philippine National Drug Formulary:

DRUG		DRUG		DRUG
1. Aluminum Hydroxide		13. Diphenhydramine Hcl		25. Mefenamic Acid
2. Aspirin		14. Ferrous Fumarate		26. Multivitamins
3. Benzoic Acid + Salicylic Acid		15. Ferrous Sulfate		27. Oral Rehydration Salts
4. Benzoyl Peroxide		16. Glycerol		28. Oxymetazoline
5. Bisacodyl		17. Ibuprofen		29. Paracetamol
6. Calamine		18. Ketoconazole		30. Phenylephrine Hcl
7. Calcium Gluconate		19. Lagundi (Vitex negundo L.)		31. Phenylpropanolamine
8. Chlorhexidine		20. Loperamide		32. Povidone Iodine
9. Chlorphenamine maleate		21. Loratadine		33. Pyrantel Pamoate
10. Clemastine hydrogen fumerate		22. Magnesium hydroxide		34. Ranitidine 75mg Syrup
11. Coal Tar		23. Mebendazole		35. Sodium Bicarbonate
12. Crotamiton		24. Meclizine Hcl		36. Sodium Chloride
				37. Sulfur

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 24 Oct. 2000

(SGD.) ENRIQUE M. ZALAMEA
President and CEO