Maintenance Medicine Prices in the Philippines 2026: BP, Heart & Cholesterol
Quick Answer: For daily blood pressure and cholesterol maintenance drugs, generic tablets typically cost ₱2–₱16 per piece at pharmacies like The Generics Pharmacy (TGP) and Rose Pharmacy, while branded originals like Cozaar or Micardis run several times higher. Several of these molecules — losartan, amlodipine, telmisartan, atorvastatin, aspirin — are also on PhilHealth's GAMOT list, meaning eligible members can get them at no out-of-pocket cost up to ₱20,000/year. Standalone amlodipine and telmisartan have no legal price ceiling — they're only capped under EO 104 inside combination products, not on their own.
About these figures: Retail prices come from Rose Pharmacy and The Generics Pharmacy (TGP), which publish prices online; Mercury Drug does not publish prices, and Watsons blocked every price-check attempt so no Watsons figures appear anywhere in this guide. GAMOT fixed fees come from PhilHealth Circular 2025-0013 (effective 21 August 2025) — the annex is a scanned document and a few line items could not be read with confidence, so they were left out. Voluntary manufacturer price cuts come from the GMAP list as of 9 February 2026. Legal price ceilings reference EO 104 (2020) and EO 155 (2021). Last checked: August 2026.
Table of Contents
- Losartan prices
- Amlodipine prices
- Telmisartan prices
- Atorvastatin prices
- Rosuvastatin: no confirmed pricing found
- Clopidogrel prices
- Aspirin prices
- GAMOT: how these drugs can be free
- How to pay less
- Frequently Asked Questions
Losartan prices
Losartan is one of the most-prescribed blood pressure medicines in the Philippines, and it's covered from three different angles in the data we verified.
| Source | Preparation | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GAMOT fixed fee | 50 mg tab | ₱9.00 |
| GAMOT fixed fee | 100 mg tab | ₱12.00 |
| GMAP, generic (Chiral) | 50 mg tab | ₱13.68 |
| TGP retail, RiteMed | 50 mg tab | ₱16.00 |
| GMAP, Cozaar (MSD) | 50 mg tab | ₱22.66 |
| GMAP, Cozaar (MSD) | 100 mg tab | ₱26.77 |
The pattern holds across most of these drugs: generic pricing clusters in the single digits to teens per tablet, while the branded original (Cozaar) runs meaningfully higher through the same GMAP voluntary-reduction program.
Amlodipine prices
Amlodipine is on the GAMOT list with a confirmed fixed fee, and retail prices are low across the board.
| Source | Preparation | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GAMOT fixed fee | 10 mg tab | ₱6.50 |
| TGP retail | 5 mg tab | ₱2.00 |
| Rose Pharmacy retail, house generic | 5 mg tab | ₱6.00 |
Important: amlodipine appears in EO 104 only inside fixed-dose combination products (e.g., amlodipine + another molecule in one tablet). Standalone amlodipine has no legal MRP price ceiling. Amlodipine also does not appear in the GMAP voluntary-reduction list at all.
Telmisartan prices
| Source | Preparation | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GAMOT fixed fee | 40 mg tab | ₱10.00 |
| GMAP, Micardis (Boehringer) | 40 mg tab | ₱26.78 |
| GMAP, Micardis (Boehringer) | 80 mg tab | ₱45.94 |
Same rule as amlodipine applies here: telmisartan appears in EO 104 only inside combination products. As a standalone tablet, there is no legal MRP ceiling on telmisartan — don't assume one exists just because the molecule shows up in EO 104's annex.
Atorvastatin prices
| Source | Preparation | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GAMOT fixed fee | 10 mg tab | ₱10.00 |
| GAMOT fixed fee | 80 mg tab | ₱25.00 |
| TGP retail | 10 mg tab | ₱7.00 |
Atorvastatin does not appear in the GMAP voluntary-reduction list, so the GAMOT fixed fee and TGP's retail generic price are the two reference points we have.
Rosuvastatin: no confirmed pricing found
Rosuvastatin is a commonly prescribed statin, but we could not confirm a retail price, GAMOT fixed fee, GMAP price, or EO 104 figure for it from any source we checked — it doesn't appear in the GAMOT fixed-fee annex, the GMAP list, or the retail pages we pulled from Rose Pharmacy or TGP. Rather than estimate, we're flagging this gap directly: if you take rosuvastatin, ask your pharmacy for a current quote rather than relying on a published figure, since we don't have one to give you.
Clopidogrel prices
| Source | Preparation | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GMAP, Plavix (Sanofi-Aventis) | 75 mg tab | ₱71.57 |
| Southstar Drug retail | 75 mg tab | ₱20.75 |
There's a large gap between the branded Plavix price under GMAP and the generic retail price at Southstar Drug — roughly 3.4×. Clopidogrel does not appear in the clean GAMOT fixed-fee table we're publishing, so we can't confirm whether it carries a GAMOT benefit; check directly with your accredited facility.
Aspirin prices
| Source | Preparation | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GAMOT fixed fee | 80 mg tab | ₱2.75 |
| GAMOT fixed fee | 100 mg tab | ₱1.75 |
Aspirin is confirmed on the GAMOT list with fixed fees for both common low-dose strengths. It does not appear in the GMAP voluntary-reduction list, and we found no published retail price for it from Rose Pharmacy or TGP in the pages we checked.
GAMOT: how these drugs can be free
Losartan, amlodipine, telmisartan, atorvastatin, and aspirin are all confirmed on PhilHealth's 75-molecule GAMOT list, meaning eligible members can access them with zero out-of-pocket cost until they've used ₱20,000 worth of GAMOT medicine in a year — PhilHealth Circular 2025-0013 states beneficiaries "shall not incur out-of-pocket payment until the ABL is fully consumed." The fixed fees in the tables above are what PhilHealth reimburses the facility, not a retail price. For the full explanation of how GAMOT works, the complete 75-molecule breakdown, and how to access it, see our PhilHealth GAMOT guide.
How to pay less
- Buy the generic, not the branded original. The gap between generic and branded pricing shows up consistently across every molecule in this guide — clopidogrel alone shows a 3.4× spread between Southstar's generic and Plavix under GMAP.
- Ask if your medicine is on the GAMOT list. Five of the seven medicines covered in this guide are — that alone could mean ₱0 at the counter.
- Check your PhilHealth contribution status so you stay eligible; see our PhilHealth contribution table.
- For a deeper dive on blood pressure medicine budgeting specifically, see our hypertension medicine cost guide.
- Compare pharmacy price transparency before you commit to a chain — see our Mercury Drug and clinic price list guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is losartan in the Philippines?
Generic losartan 50mg runs from about ₱9.00 (GAMOT fixed fee) to ₱16.00 (TGP retail) per tablet. The branded original, Cozaar, is priced higher under GMAP at ₱22.66 (50mg) to ₱26.77 (100mg).
Is amlodipine capped by law in the Philippines?
No, not as a standalone tablet. Amlodipine appears in EO 104 only inside fixed-dose combination products. There is no legal MRP ceiling on standalone amlodipine tablets.
Is telmisartan on the free PhilHealth GAMOT list?
Yes. Telmisartan 40mg has a confirmed GAMOT fixed fee of ₱10.00, meaning eligible PhilHealth members can access it at no out-of-pocket cost within the ₱20,000 annual limit.
How much does atorvastatin cost per month?
At TGP's retail generic price of ₱7.00 per 10mg tablet, one month (30 tablets) runs roughly ₱210. Under the GAMOT program, eligible members may pay nothing.
Why couldn't you find a price for rosuvastatin?
Rosuvastatin doesn't appear in the GAMOT fixed-fee annex, the GMAP voluntary-price list, or the retail pages we checked at Rose Pharmacy and TGP. We chose not to publish a guessed figure — ask your pharmacy directly for a current price.
Is clopidogrel covered by PhilHealth GAMOT?
We can't confirm this. Clopidogrel isn't in the clean GAMOT fixed-fee table we're publishing, so its GAMOT status is unconfirmed from the source document. Ask your accredited facility directly.
Does PhilHealth cover aspirin for free?
Yes, if you're GAMOT-eligible. Aspirin 80mg and 100mg both have confirmed GAMOT fixed fees, meaning no out-of-pocket cost within the annual ₱20,000 limit.
Conclusion
For the maintenance drugs most Filipino households manage daily — losartan, amlodipine, telmisartan, atorvastatin, aspirin — the biggest cost lever isn't finding a cheaper pharmacy, it's confirming GAMOT eligibility, since five of these seven medicines carry a confirmed zero-out-of-pocket fixed fee. For clopidogrel and rosuvastatin specifically, verified pricing is thinner — confirm directly with your pharmacy or accredited facility rather than assuming a number that isn't backed by a published source. For the complete picture on PhilHealth's free-medicine program, read our GAMOT explainer.