
04/09/2025
***FDA Circular No.2025-005 || Delisting of Purchase Booklet from the Checklist of Requirements to Avail of the 20% Senior Citizen Discount on the Purchase of Medicines and Medical Devices in Accordance with the Department of Health Administrative Order No. 2024-0017 Entitled, “Purchase Booklets No Longer Required for the 20% Senior Citizens’ Discount on Medicines, in Compliance with Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known as “The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010””***
I. BACKGROUND
Republic Act (RA) No. 9994 or the “Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010” was enacted to support the overall well-being of the elderly by granting additional benefits and privileges to Senior Citizens such as the grant of a 20% discount and exemption from the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the purchase of medicines and medical devices, among others.
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