MANILA, Philippines—Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo admitted that the agency was exercising caution on clearing the use of ivermectin as treatment for COVID-19 because of what Domingo said were the drug’s possibly dangerous side effects on humans.
At a pre-recorded address by President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (April 15), Domingo explained to the President that there were documented side effects of ivermectin if used in increased doses, like pulmonary conditions which could worsen rather than help cure the disease.
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