DOH issues new national antibiotic guidelines, Melissa Guerrero said in a press conference held

national formulary online Thursday.

Guerrero added that with the release of the new
MANILA, Philippines — To ensure that the public guidelines, this will help clinicians in different health care
has access to vital health information, the Department of settings in making “regressional treatment decisions.”
Health on Thursday released online versions of the
Philippine National Formulary (PNF) and new antibiotic Source:
guidelines. Hallare, K. (2019). DOH issues new national antibiotic
In a statement, the DOH said that the online PNF guidelines, national formulary online. Retrieved 29
provides information on the use of essential drugs for September 2019, from
priority diseases in the country. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1169836/doh-issues-n
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The formulary contains information on 619 drugs
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DOH Undersecretary Eric Domingo said the drugs
included in the formulary are those considered “essential
and vital in addressing the major disease burden in the
country.”
Aside from releasing an online version, Domingo
said that the department will print a new edition of the
PNF Manual which is set to be released and distributed
to healthcare facilities by the last quarter of 2019.
Meanwhile, the national antibiotic guidelines
serves as a supplement to the PNF to guide health
providers on rational antibiotic use.
“The antibiotic guidelines is part of the overall
program of the Department of Health on antimicrobial
stewardship, ibig sabihin tamang paggamit ng (which
means the proper use of) antibiotics in all our health care
facilities,” DOH Pharmaceutical Division Chief Dr. Anna