The eight month-long clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will likely be conducted by “fourth week of June”, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Saturday, May 29. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Based on the report of the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that there is still not enough evidence to recommend the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin for treatment of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Pixabay) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra said there are currently more...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is not procuring the antiviral drug Remdesivir being used by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. DOH/MB Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the DOH does not have a procurement for Remdesivir because it has no certificate of product...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday said the city hospitals never prescribed the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to its patients as a cure against COVID-19. QC Mayor Joy Belmonte (QC PIO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “It is very clear here in the local government we never prescribed...
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...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, May 8, cautioned the health professionals against the off-label use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Lumabas na po ang CPR (Certificate of Product Registration) ng Ivermectin and specific naman po ang CPR for...
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 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"....
President Duterte is crossing his fingers that a common anti-parasitic medication could help lessen the risk of getting the coronavirus disease. President Duterte delivers a televised address on May 5, 2021 (Malacañang) In a televised address Wednesday, the President admitted he was hoping for...
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 government’s failure to stop smuggled pork imports has put the country at more risk of contracting new variants of African Swine Fever (ASF) that began to cause further damage in China, the world’s largest pork-producing country....
