PhilHealth members can get P20K worth of medicines yearly under GAMOT program

PhilHealth members can soon receive up to P20,000 worth of outpatient medicines annually under its Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (PhilHealth GAMOT) starting August 21, 2025.

In an interview on “Unang Balita” on Monday, Rey Baleña, PhilHealth acting vice president for corporate affairs group, said all Philhealth members may access the program through the eGovPH app or local PhilHealth offices.

Beneficiaries will choose a Yaman ng Kalusugan Program para Malayo sa Sakit (YAKAP) clinic where they will get a prescription for the medicine before presenting to the following GAMOT facilities:

• Vidacure with branches in Muntinlupa City and Quezon City
• Pharma Gen Ventures Corp (Generika Drugstore) with branches in Parañaque City, Navotas City, Quezon City and Taguig City
• CGD Medical Depot Inc. at Vertis North
• Chinese General Hospital

“Dapat irereseta ‘yun dahil mahalaga titingnan tayo ng doktor at malalaman kung hinihingi o kelangan ng kondisyon ng pasyente na siya'y ma-resetahan ng gamot,” Baleña said.

(The medicine must be prescribed by because it's important for a doctor to assess the patient and determine if their condition requires medication.)

He added that accreditation of drugstores is ongoing.

The GAMOT program includes 75 types of free medicines with an annual benefit limit of Php 20,000 per beneficiary.

PhilHealth had said the program was launched in 2023 and has been extended since it was only implemented previously in certain provinces. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News