MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is set to conduct an inquiry into the use of anti-parasitic drug called Ivermectin—which was made for and intended for use on animals—for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infections.
House committee on health chairperson Angelina Tan said that the hearing will happen on Tuesday, March 30.
“We want to know what treatments are available out there so we can save as many patients as possible from this deadly disease,” Tan, a medical doctor by profession, said in a statement.
1-PACMAN Party-list Rep. Enrico Pineda earlier filed House Resolution No. 1684 which called for the said inquiry.
In the resolution, Pineda claimed…
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