The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 18 that the certification for home-administered test kits may be issued within seven to 10 days. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) On Monday night, Jan. 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that they will issue a special...
Drug stores and pharmaceutical clinics are now being considered by the national government to be used as additional vaccination sites to speed up the administration of booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the eligible population. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screenshot...
President Duterte shared a light moment with members of the government's pandemic task force on Monday evening, when he caught Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officer-in-charge (OIC) Director-General Oscar Gutierrez by surprise and asked him if he really did love him. President Rodrigo Duterte...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday, Jan. 16, warned all healthcare professionals and the public against buying molnupiravir, an investigational drug used in the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), from unauthorized entities. (Photo from Merck & Co.) In a statement, FDA...
FDA The number of adverse reactions among people who were vaccinated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines remains minimal, data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showed. The FDA said that of the 108,757,357 vaccine doses administered as of Jan. 2, there have been 85,717 adverse...
FDA US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has expressed intention to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Mayroon pong intensiyon ang Pfizer na magrehistro po ng produkto nila under...
From left: Romeo Solamillo, TUV Nord Philippines, Inc.; Aidylita SD. Reyes, Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Dyna Drug Corp; Gary L. Lee, Managing Director; Ian Emmanuel Bumanglag, Jr., Sales and Marketing Supervisor; Karen D. De Guzman, Chief Credit & Collection; and Jackson...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested six suspected illegal drugs personalities and seized some P103,500 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City, Cavite on Tuesday, Jan. 11. They were identified as Christian Abad, Maverick Samonte, Jethro Trigueros, Vergilio...
Medicines (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a compassionate special permit (CSP) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug Bexovid, which is the generic version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid. “Mr. President, na-approve po ng FDA ang application...
Due to the post-holiday coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge, the city government of Manila purchased 20,000 tablets of an anti-COVID-19 drug on Monday, Jan. 10, replacing its nearly depleted stock. During a Facebook livestream, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced that Manila’s...
DOH The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any self-administered COVID-19 antigen test kit in the country so far, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all antigen tests should still be done by medical professionals...
Police operatives dismantled a suspected drug den and seized nearly P1.4 million worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in Taguig on Thursday, Jan. 6. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg said members of the District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU),...
