Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik Light, and Janssen vaccines have been approved for the administration of the second booster shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) Health...
The National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) is looking to roll out the second booster for specific populations nationwide "as soon as possible", the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, April 14. A senior citizen getting his booster shot in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO) In a...
The Department of Health (DOH) has provided additional evidence to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the amendment of the emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow the administration of the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals and to include...
A vial of Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the Covid-19 at a healthcare center in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province (AFP) The Sinovac-CoronaVac has been granted the emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pediatric Covid-19 inoculation in the...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) is awaiting the decision of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its amendment application of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Covid-19 vaccines to green light administering of fourth vaccine dose to senior citizens and...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for use on six to 17 years old. A health worker prepares a syringe with the Sinovac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive for schoolchildren aged 12-18 in Surabaya on July 11, 2021, as...
President Duterte has ordered to give the "widest publicity" for the list of accredited online sellers of medicines to educate the public. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing that was aired on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) During a...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año has directed the local government units (LGUs) to strengthen the “Botika ng Bayan and Botika ng Barangay’’ programs amid the efforts to discourage sari-sari (variety) stores not to sell medicines. “Mayroon din...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged critics of the planned crackdown on sari-sari (variety) store owners who are selling medicines to ask Congress to amend the law on the sale of over-the-counter medicines. But in the meantine, DILG Usec. Jonathan Malaya emphasized that...
No significant effect on symptom resolution and hospitalization rates has been shown by the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin making it an inadvisable treatment against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) In a statement on Monday, Feb. 21, the...
The Muntinlupa City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance banning the sale of medicine in “sari-sari” (variety) stores. This, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to pass ordinances to approve the policy....
It can even create and adjust based on client's preferences "Filipinos have become more watchful of their health and safety than ever before," says Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy (AIP) Chief Executive Officer Richard Lista. "We, at AIP, want to offer a wider range of solutions to help every...
