RA 8423- TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ACT OF
1997 PHARJURIS
Sir Raysil Lerado || Septtember 2022
Transcribers: Navarro
Editors:, Ramos
To formulate policies that would create public
Sec. Juan Favier awareness by focusing on the promotion of healthy
living for preventing diseases, thereby uplifting the
Launched the traditional Medicine Program in 1992 health care industry;
Traditional medicine as an alternative modality for To formulate a code of ethics and standards for the
treating and preventing diseases in the Philippines practice of traditional and alternative health care
To promote an effective and safe use of traditional modalities.
medicine
June 23,1925 - October 30, 2014 Article IV
Promotion of Traditional and Alternative Health Care
President Fidel V. Ramos
Appreciated the importance of the traditional Section 12
medicine program and signed into law Republic Act Traditional and Alternative Health Care Advocacy and
8423, otherwise known as the Traditional and Research Program
Alternative Medicine Act of 1997. This gave rise to
the creation of Philippine Institute of Traditional and
Alternative Health Care which is tasked to promote
and advocates the use of traditional and alternative
health care modalities through research and product
development.
Healers and Specialists in Philippine Folk Medicine
"Albularyo" or what we call a witch doctor they
usually call the spirit of the dead and tries to remove
them form the face of the earth they also use herbal
medicine as well example "gayuma"
The Mabgluluhop
A folk specialist who makes a diagnosis based on Section 13
the resulting appearance of a burned concoction Standards for the manufacture, marketing and quality
composed of freshwater shell or salt water shell control of traditional medicine
(kalanghuga), salt, a piece of palm leaves that were
blessed by Catholic priest during Palm Sunday and
charcoal resulting from coconut shells, coconut
midribs .
TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ACT OF
1997- also known as Republic Act No. 8423
Objectives:
To promote and advocate the use of traditional,
alternative, preventive and curative health care
modalities that have been proven safe, effective,
cost effective and consistent with government
standards on medical practice;
To formulate standards, guidelines and codes of
ethical practice appropriate for the practice of
traditional and alternative health care;
To formulate policies to strengthen the role of
traditional and alternative health care delivery
system;
Section 14
Article III -THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF Incentives for the manufacturers of traditional and
TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE alternative health care products
To organize and develop continuing training → Manufacturers of traditional and alternative health
programs for physicians in the field of traditional and care products like herbal medicinal plants shall enjoy
alternative health care; such exemptions, deductions and other tax
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incentives as may be provided for under the
Omnibus Investment Code, as amended.
Advantages
○ Less expensive
○ Very attainable
○ Most not all are considered OTC
Disadvantages
○ Ineffective against very serious conditions
○ It may trigger adverse drug reaction or side
effects if not careful
Section 22
President Fidel V. Ramos approved this act on the 9th of
december, year 1997.
True or False.
President Fidel V. Ramos approved the Republic Act
No. 8324.
Republic Act No. 8423 is an act about the Traditional
and Alternative Medicines.
Republic Act No. 8423 was approved on December
7, 1997.
Section 14 talks about the incentives for the
manufacturers of traditional and alternative health
care products.
Quack doctors can be considered as a trusted
source of medicines.
There are 5 articles in the Traditional and Alternative
Medicine Act of 1997.
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