Filipinos are extremely family-oriented.
One family member’s health concern is shared by the rest of the family –
whether it is for the maintenance medications of the elderly lolos and lolas,
the vitamins and supplements for nanay, ate and kuya, or cough and colds
medicines for tatay. Family members seek to help relatives with their health
cost burdens, especially since branded medicines could be very costly.
Recognizing this, Watsons, the number
one pharmacy retail brand in Asia*, gives families more options for high
quality but affordable generic medicines with the recent launch of its own
generics line.
With Watsons Generics’ wide range of
medicines and supplements, the most essential health needs of the entire family
can be met. Pantry stocking is made easy and affordable with various vitamins,
pain relief, cough and cold medicines to aid the recovery of a sick loved one.
Super Moms are equipped to fight off common bacteria with the roster of
effective and affordable antibiotics. The younger generation will be able to
find supplements like Vitamin B that will suit their fast-paced lifestyle.
Young women can also purchase affordable beauty ingestives such as collagen or
glutathione, giving them the opportunity to be able to focus on other things
such as a dream vacation. The elderly can also benefit from Watsons Generics’
wide portfolio of maintenance medicines to help manage their diabetes, hypertension
or high blood. The lolo of the family, who previously would not regularly take
his maintenance medicines due to high costs, can now make the switch to
affordable generics as he is now assured of its quality.
“We recognize that each family will have
specific needs when it comes to their health. However, with the rising cost of
not just medicines but all commodities, families may have difficulty meeting
each specific need. With the launch of Watsons Generics, we aim to help
families by giving them more healthcare options and the ability to purchase
affordable, high-quality medicines. This will not just give them access to
quality healthcare products, they will also be able to focus their finances on
other important matters,” said Mr. Danilo Chiong, Health Business Unit Director
of Watsons.
The Watsons Generics line includes
maintenance medicines for diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol, antibiotics
to fight off the common bacteria, dietary supplements for skin enhancement,
anti-ageing and over-all wellness, basic vitamins, oral analgesics, and other
over the counter medicines. This is just the first phase, and Watsons aims to
continuously launch generic medicines to provide wider healthcare solution.
To ensure the quality of Watsons
Generics, our partner manufacturers undergo a screening process that meets international
standards. “Our generic medicines are produced by trusted partners. All of
these go through a rigorous screening process and a third party audit. These
methods on top of Philippine regulatory agency standards assure consumers that
they are purchasing high quality products,” said Mr. Chiong.
Watsons Generics medicines have all
passed the regulatory requirements of local and international quality assurance
agencies. The medicines are registered with the Philippine Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), passed bioequivalence test and the manufactured by
facilities with certificates of Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP). The Watsons
Generics have all of these quality assurances while offering up to 80% savings
vs. leading brands.
Watsons Generics answers the demand for
affordable health care products in Filipino households. Around the country,
families all prefer to have affordable medicines for their various health
needs, without having to worry about quality and cost.
“For more than 170 years, Watsons has
been providing health and wellness products to its customers worldwide. We are
excited to do the same in the Philippines by allowing Filipino families to take
charge of their health without the fear of financial burden,” said Mr. Chiong.
For families, Watsons Generics squarely
addresses their health and financial concerns, providing an alternative that
gives them peace of mind and an assurance of high quality for their most
pressing health concerns.
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About Watsons
Watsons is Asia’s leading health and
beauty retailer, currently operating over 4,000 stores and more than 1,000
pharmacies in 12 Asian and European markets, including China (Mainland China,
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau), Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Korea, Indonesia, Turkey and Ukraine.
In 2002, A.S. Watson Group joined hands
with SM Prime Holdings Inc., the Philippines’ leading shopping mall developer.
Watsons caters to a variety of lifestyles with an unrivalled diversity of
products, with a mission to help people around the world to look good, feel
great.
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