Despite cautions from government agencies and health experts on its use for COVID-19, two congressmen said Tuesday, April 27, that they will set up an "Ivermectin Pan-three" to distribute the anti-parasitic drug to "those who are in dire need". (Sharon McCutcheon/UNSPLASH) SAGIP Party-list...
More hospitals have been granted with compassionate special permit (CSP) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin in the treatment of their patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Pixabay) FDA Director General Eric Domingo told the...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, April 26, appealed anew to the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant a wider emergency use approval of repurposed drugs like ivermectin and other preventive treatments for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A frontline...
Science-savvy consumer advocacy group Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) underscored on Sunday, April 25 a key difference between Ivermectin and Remdesivir, two popular drugs being repurposed for the treatment of the dreaded coronavirus disease...
The Philippines is targeting to conduct its clinical trial on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by “first week of June”, a top official of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said on...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina With the surge in COVID-19 cases overwhelming the healthcare system and filling hospitals to maximum capacity, many are fearful for their families, especially those with high-risk members who can be infected and can quickly deteriorate or even die...
Filipinos are more interested in Ivermectin, the unapproved drug treatment for COVID-19, than vaccine registrations and oxygen tanks, research showed. iPrice Group, a meta-search website which shared its recent study, said that based on their research there was only an estimate of 1,430...
On ‘wonder drug’ as prophylaxis and treatment against COVID-19 HARD TO SWALLOW PILL Ivermectin as an antiviral drug has not yet been approved by the FDA, EMA, and WHO COVID-19 has been around for more than a year, and a lot of us can’t wait to get back to normal. As several vaccines are now...
A multisectoral group has appealed to Malacanang and Congress to order the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to facilitate the issuance of appropriate permits for the immediate production and distribution of...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Everybody’s agog over Ivermectin, an antihelmintic drug that, based on preliminary studies, may be useful in our fight against COVID-19. And it appears that some people have already been taking it to prevent infections. We should wait a little. In a widely cited 2020...
