The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Aug. 19, that the changes to clinical trial protocols have delayed the start of the country’s eight month-long study on the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country....
The clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will begin next month, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Wednesday, Aug. 18. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the eight month-long...
Korina Sanchez-Roxas Broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas defended herself from criticisms after she admitted using ivermectin against the dreaded COVID-19. On Instagram, Korina made a buzz when she revealed she uses ivermectin in preventing COVID-19. "Am certified vaccinated. But am not...
The clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will start next month. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said Friday, July 23, that the eight...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Eight hospitals in Indonesia are set to conduct clinical trials on Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medicine that has appeared to be a potential COVID-19 medication, following a permit issued by the national agency of drug and food control (BPOM). BPOM's head Penny K. Lukito said...
The Philippines is now part of an international consortium that is conducting an analysis of all the randomized Ivermectin clinical trials around the world, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Friday, June 25. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
President Duterte’s threat to arrest people who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus was just to emphasize the importance of receiving COVID-19 jabs to protect their health, his spokesman said on Tuesday, June 22. In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque noted...
President Duterte gave anti-vaxxers two choices: get anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin or leave the country since they don’t want to join the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on June 21, 2021. (Malacañang photo) “Ito ‘yong ayaw...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Wednesday, June 16, that the clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could be expected by next month. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Based on the report of the DOST’s Philippine Council for...
President Duterte wanted the speedy completion of the study on the efficacy of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying many people have been waiting for it. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his pre-recorded weekly public address on Monday...
The University of Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) has been chosen to lead the clinical trials aimed at looking into the efficacy, safety, and effect on the viral clearance of Ivermectin in asymptomatic and non-severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. (Pexels) Dr. Aileen...
