Citing the provisions of Republic Act (RA) 11534, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed several coronavirus disease (Covid-19) drugs and medical devices from the list of fitness products exempt from value-added tax (VAT). .
In its Notice 2024-0498, the FDA stated that Covid-19 and medical devices will no longer be among the fitness products exempt from VAT.
“Section 12 of Law No. 11534 provides that the VAT exemption for medical devices, drugs, and vaccines prescribed and used directly for the treatment of Covid-19 shall be valid until December 31, 2023,” the FDA said.
“With this in mind, the following products are removed from the list of VAT-exempt fitness products,” the text adds.
Among those cancelled due to Covid-19 are Ringer’s acetate, arbidol hydrochloride, aspirin, atracurium, azelastine hydrochloride, fluticasone propionate, 5% dextrose balanced multiple maintenance solution, baricitinib, beclomethasone dipropionate, formoterol fumarate dihydrate, beclomethasone, beclomethasone, formoterol, glycopyrronium, and bivalirudin. , budesonide, budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate, casirivimab imdevimab, cefotaxime (as sodium), clonazepam, and clopidogrel.
Also excluded from the VAT exemption are ChAdOx1-S [recombinant] (Covid-19 Vaccine Sinopharm (Beijing)), Covid-19 mRNA vaccine (modified nucleoside) [Covid-19 Vaccine Moderna], inactivated Covid-19 vaccine (Vero cell). [Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine], Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated [Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine (Beijing)], Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated [Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine (Wuhan)], Janssen Covid-19 Vaccine (Ad26. COV2-S (recombinant)) and Covid-19 SARS-CoV-2 rS Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine (Covovax).
The FDA said dexamethasone, diazepam, dobutamine, dopamine in dextrose 5%, enoxaparin, epinephrine, favipiravir, fentanyl, fluticasone formoterol, fluticasone propionate, haloperidol, heparin, itolizumab, ivermectin, sodium chloride, tocilizumab, ketamine, midazolam, molnupiravir and molnupiravir are also among those canceled.
With respect to medical devices removed from the list, gloves, gowns and aprons, coveralls, coveralls, masks adding N95 mask, KN95 mask, cloth/cloth mask, goggles, ventilator, bacterial cleaning tube for breathing, tubes and kit for ventilator, resuscitator, high flow breathing machine/system, and oxygen mask.
Also no longer exempt from VAT are the HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter, the nebulizer kit and nebulizer, the clinical thermometer, the dressing/gauze, the nasopharyngeal airway, the syringe, the pulse oximeter, adding the laptop and the finger, the SteriDome negative strain (NPS), the intermittent positive strain. A tension breathing device and inhalation sedation equipment.
A complete list of drugs and medical devices excluded from the list can be found on the FDA’s website (HDT/SunStar Philippines).
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