MANILA, Philippines — Amid the heated debate on the use of the still locally unregistered antiparasitic ivermectin, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Thursday raised the possibility of it reaching the Senate floor.
Ivermectin has yet to secure emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human use, although the agency has granted compassionate special permits (CSP) to six hospitals who had requested to use this to treat patients with coronavirus disease.
The issue further escalated last week when two congressmen distributed the ivermectin capsules to Quezon City residents, with doctors and pharmacists raising a howl over the iss…
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