Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday criticized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for "washing its hands" on its role to call out politicians who have been giving away non-FDA-approved, anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to people as a cure against COVID-19. Belmonte also said that instead of...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 9, scored the inoculation of President Duterte with the Sinopharm vaccine despite it not having an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VP Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) During her weekly...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III welcomed the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) grant of a certificate of product registration (CPR) allowing the local manufacture and distribution of anti-parasitic drug ivermectin for human intake. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "It removes the...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Ivermectin for humans as an "anti-nematode." Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Local pharmaceutical company Lloyd Laboratories Inc. applied for a certificate of product registration (CSP) for Ivermectin, said FDA Director-General...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, May 6, said that three companies have expressed interest to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by Chinese firm Sinopharm. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “Meron tatlong kumpanya...
The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) has intercepted Ivermectin and other undeclared regulated drugs from a shipment imported by Finstad Inc. from New Delhi, India. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The shipment was declared to contain "food supplements, multivitamins and multi-mineral capsules"....
Despite insistence that it was his doctor who recommended the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine, President Duterte apologized for receiving a vaccine that has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The President admitted that Sinopharm, developed by Beijing Biological Products...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated its stand against the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to prevent and treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that it would be best to...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed by American drug firm Moderna. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo made the announcement on Wednesday, May 5, during...
The Chinese-made vaccine Sinopharm that was used to inoculate President Duterte against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not yet underwent evaluation by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the agency...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and four other key agencies of the government are set to issue a joint memorandum circular (JMC) that will cut down regulatory requirements for local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufacturers. ARTA ARTA made the statement following President Duterte's...
The negotiation for the procurement of 20 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is now in the final stage, Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov said Friday. Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov (PCOO) Pavlov made this...
