GENERIC DRUGSTORES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Generic drugs are always less expensive, it cost about thirty percent to eighty percent less than the brand name drug. Generic drugs mean more cost-savings to the consumers. Its use can save patients and even insurance companies thousands of dollars without compromising the quality of health care. According to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, generic drugs save consumers an estimated $8 to $10 billion a year at retail pharmacies. Even more billions are saved when hospitals use generics.

The following is a list of several Generic drugstores in the Philippines and some full service drugstores as well

THEGENERICSPHARMACY

The company ventured into selling generic medicines. In 2001, the retail pharmacy operations was successfully launched. By the end of 2008, 150 stores will be operating NATIONWIDE. To keep the momentum, they started to franchise their retail stores and became the first generics retail pharmacy to franchise in the Philippines.

Main Branch: THEGENERICSPHARMACY Banawe, Quezon City Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 5:30pm Address: 459 Quezon Avenue corner Banawe, QUEZON CITY E-mail: comments@thegenericspharmacy.com

They are opening a number of stores all over the Philippines and have a number in Cebu already.

check out the links below to see the locations all over the Philippines including cebu
http://www.thegenericspharmacy.com/contact.php

Cebu has already about 30 stores

Generika Generics

Mostly Manila branches now http://generika.com.ph/branches/

There is also a blog report that there is a chain of drug stores all over the RP named Generic Drug Store. What a coincidence ! heehee They sell generic Plavic and all other drugs for a LOT less. My Enalapril is cheap enough for me here in Tacloban that I do not buy from USA or from Internet pharmacies. Try both Generic Drug Store and Alpha Pharmacies, another generic chain of drug stores in the RP. Alpha is usually even less expensive than is Generic. I was unable to find them online so they must not have websites or google is not searching for them correctly.

Not generic but full service drug stores
Mercury Drug Corporation
http://www.mercurydrug.com

Rose Pharmacy Inc.
16 E Osmena corner Bacayo Streets, Cebu City, PH-6000, Philippines
()63 032 254 1491, 63 032 255 4204 fax,
Primary SIC: Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores, Primary NAICS: Pharmacies and Drug Stores
Description: Retail: Wholesale and retail of medicines, surgical and hospital supplies but strangely they don't have a website even if they are a full service drugstore all over the Philippines with store locations and contact information. They have over 140 locations.

Started out as a neighborhood drugstore along Martires St. (now M.J. Cuenco Ave.) in Cebu City in 1952, Rose Pharmacy has grown into one of the largest drugstore chain of stores in the country.

Watsons or A.S. Watson

Watsons or A.S. Watson is the retail and consumer division of the Hong Kong-based conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. A. S. Watson has been the largest health and beauty retailer in the world.

In Asia, Watsons main retail business is the "Watsons Your Personal Store" drugstore chain. Watsons now operates this store format in several territories in Asia including Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Macau, South Korea and The Philippines. It has recently launched this format in Turkey, Estonia and Slovenia.

In the Philippines Watsons Your Personal Store (in collaboration with SM Prime Holdings)

SM Cebu there is at least three Watson stores and one more in the SM Department store. Their drugstores have no numbering system for customers waiting in line to be served.

http://www.watsons.com.ph/web/ph/

store locator http://www.watsons.com.ph/web/ph/storelocator