DOH: Doctors prescribing Ivermectin as COVID-19 cure risk losing license

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said names of doctors prescribing the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 infection despite warning from government health authorities will be submitted to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

This comes as DOH has warned that government regulators have not approved Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, for the cure of “any viral infection.”

“We will submit the names of these doctors to the Professional Regulation Commission. If found guilty, these doctors run the risk of getting their licenses revoked,” DOH said in a statement.

The DOH also reiterated its earlier advice to the public n…

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