Del Rosario v. Bengzon
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December 21, 1989 SANTIAGO A. DEL ROSARIO, GEORGE G. GACULA, EDGARDO G. SANTOS, ALBANO S. SIBAL, ALBERTO C. REYES, NONITO P. ARROYO, EMMANUEL F. TERENCIO, DOMINGO S. DE LEON, MODESTO O. LLAMAS, FARIDA U. ALONTO, ZENAIDA A. FLOIRENDO, ISABEL A. MEJIA, LUZ P. MABANAG, RAMON H. RABAGO, JR., SAMUEL D. TROCIO and OSCAR M. BRION, petitioners, vs. HON. ALFREDO R. BENGZON, in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health, respondent. Facundo T. Bautista for petitioners. Facts: This is a class suit filed by officers of the Philippine Medical Association, the national organization of medical doctors in the Philippines, on behalf of their professional brethren who are of kindred persuasion, wherein this Court is asked to declare as unconstitutional, hence, null and void, some provisions of the Generics Act of 1988 (Rep. Act No. 6675), and of the implementing Administrative Order No. 62 issued pursuant thereto, specifically: (a) Section 6, Pars. (a) and (b) of the Generics Act which provide: a) All government health agencies and their personnel as well as other government agencies shall use generic terminology or generic names in all transactions related to purchasing, prescribing, dispensing and administering of drugs and medicines. b) All medical, dental and veterinary practitioners, including private practitioners, shall write prescriptions using the generic name. The brand name may be included if so desired. (p. 6, Rollo.) (b) Section 12, Pars. (b), (c) and (d) of the same law which provide: b) For the second conviction, the penalty of file in the amount of not less than two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) but not exceeding five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) at the discretion of the court.
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Del Rosario v. Bengzon
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December 21, 1989SANTIAGO A. DEL ROSARIO, GEORGE G. GACULA, EDGARDO G. SANTOS, ALBANOS. SIBAL, ALBERTO C. REYES, NONITO P. ARROYO, EMMANUEL F. TERENCIO, DOMINGO S. DE LEON, MODESTO O. LLAMAS, FARIDA U. ALONTO, ZENAIDA A. FLOIRENDO, ISABEL A. MEIA, LUZ P. MABANAG, RAMON !. RABAGO, R., SAMUEL D. TROCIO "#$ OSCAR M. BRION, %e&'&'(#er), *). HON. ALFREDO R. BENGZON, '# +')c"%"c'&, ") Secre&"r, (- &+e De%"r&me#& (- !e".&+, re)%(#$e#&.Facundo T. Bautista for petitioners.F"c&)/ T+') ') " c.")) )0'& 1.e$ b, (2cer) (- &+e P+'.'%%'#e Me$'c". A))(c'"&'(#, &+e #"&'(#". (r3"#'4"&'(# (- me$'c". $(c&(r) '# &+e P+'.'%%'#e), (# be+".- (- &+e'r %r(-e))'(#". bre&+re# 5+( "re (- 6'#$re$ %er)0")'(#, 5+ere'# &+') C(0r& ') ")6e$ &( $ec."re ") 0#c(#)&'&0&'(#"., +e#ce, #0.. "#$ *('$, )(me %r(*')'(#) (- &+e Ge#er'c) Ac& (- 1988 7Re%. Ac& N(. 889:;, "#$ (- &+e 'm%.eme#&'#3 A$m'#')&r"&'*e Or$er N(. 82 '))0e$ %0r)0"#& &+ere&(, )%ec'1c"..,/7"; Sec&'(# 8, P"r). 7"; "#$ 7b; (- &+e Ge#er'c) Ac& 5+'c+ %r(*'$e/"; A.. 3(*er#me#& +e".&+ "3e#c'e) "#$ &+e'r %er)(##e. ") 5e.. ") (&+er 3(*er#me#& "3e#c'e) )+".. 0)e 3e#er'c &erm'#(.(3, (r 3e#er'c #"me) '# ".. &r"#)"c&'(#) re."&e$ &( %0rc+")'#3, %re)cr'b'#3, $')%e#)'#3 "#$ "$m'#')&er'#3 (- $r03) "#$ me$'c'#e).b; A.. me$'c"., $e#&". "#$ *e&er'#"r, %r"c&'&'(#er), '#c.0$'#3 %r'*"&e %r"c&'&'(#er), )+".. 5r'&e %re)cr'%&'(#) 0)'#3 &+e 3e#er'c #"me. T+e br"#$ #"me m", be '#c.0$e$ '- )( $e)'re$. 7%. 8, R(..(.;7b; Sec&'(# 12, P"r). 7b;, 7c; "#$ 7$; (- &+e )"me ."5 5+'c+ %r(*'$e/b; F(r &+e )ec(#$ c(#*'c&'(#, &+e %e#".&, (- 1.e '# &+e "m(0#& (- #(& .e)) &+"# &5( &+(0)"#$ %e)() 7P2, Im%.eme#&"&'(#.Be3'##'#3 Se%&ember 1, 1989 &+e DO! "#$ &+e (&+er re.e*"#& "3e#c'e)(- 3(*er#me#& )+".. m(#'&(r c(m%.'"#ce 5'&+ &+e)e R0.e) "#$ Re30."&'(#) "#$ ".. *'(."&'(#) )+".. be )0bHec& &( &+e "%%r(%r'"&e )"#c&'(#) "#$ %e#".&'e) %r(*'$e$ -(r 0#$er &+e)e R0.e) "#$ Re30."&'(#)"#$ &+e Ge#er'c) Ac& (- 1988. 7%%. 9@9, R(..(.;O# M"rc+ 1:, 1989, &+e -0.. &e=& (- Re%0b.'c Ac& N(. 889: 5") %0b.')+e$ '# &5( #e5)%"%er) (- 3e#er". c'rc0."&'(# '# &+e P+'.'%%'#e). T+e ."5 &((6 eGec& (# M"rc+ >. Pe&'&'(#er) +"*e ".)( "))"'.e$ Sec&'(# 12, %"r"3r"%+) b, c "#$ $, (- &+e Ge#er'c) Ac& %re)cr'b'#3 3r"$0"&e$ %e#".&'e) 7r"#3'#3 -r(m " re%r'm"#$ &( " 1#e (- #(& .e)) &+"# P1
