MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has called on the Department of Health (DOH) to inform the public which medicines could be used by COVID-19 patients, as the country faces a surge in infections that required the reimposition of hard lockdowns.
According to Velasco, DOH and the Food and Drug Administration should look into the safety of drugs marketed as effective against the SARS-COV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, such as Ivermectin.
“As the numbers of COVID-19 infections continue to rise, we urge the Department of Health and the Food and Drug Administration to promptly inform the public of their options in terms of prevention and treatment against this d…
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