MANILA, Philippines — Chinese drug Lianhua Qingwen (LQ) can now be bought without a doctor’s prescription, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Eric Domingo said.
During a House health committee hearing on Tuesday, Domingo announced that the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) recently delisted traditional Chinese medicine as a dangerous substance.
“Lianhua has been registered with the FDA since last year. This is registered as a traditional Chinese medicine for pulmonary conditions,” he said.
“It has recently been delisted by the Dangerous Drug Board as a dangerous drug kasi po yung ephedra (ephedrine),” according to Domingo.
As a result, the patient does not need a…
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