(Manila Bulletin File Photo)
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said a notice has been issued and that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III urged those recipients of Ivermectin capsules to report to the agency should they encounter adverse events.
“The Secretary encourages all those who received the Ivermectin capsules, kung maaari, magreport lang po sa DOH para lang po malaman namin kung sakaling meron po silang ibang mararamdaman (if possible, they report to the DOH so that we would know if they experience adverse reactions) and if they need anything, handa po ang DOH tumulong (the DOH is ready to help) ” the DOH’s spokesperson said in a virtual public briefing.
Philippine Medical Association (Manila Bulletin File Photo)
The PMA said the current evidence on the use of Ivermectin in the treatment of COVID-19 patients is inconclusive as declared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Ivermectin must be prescribed and used within the same hospital and the prescribing doctor must inform the patient of this compassionate use category with unproven end result,” it said in a statement.
“The drug Ivermectin may not be prescribed by any physician outside the designated authorized hospital. Its prescription as a prophylactic medicine against COVID-19 [is] strongly not advised,” it added.
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Metro Mania (CNN Philippines, April 30) For staunch ivermectin advocate and Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, prescriptions that were written on a blank paper during the recent distribution of the antiparasitic drug to residents in Quezon City counts as a non-issue. It’s a non-issue, Defensor told CNN Philippines
The Source on Friday. It’s a non-issue because you only have four doctors, you have four tables.
Alam mo naman yung signature nila (you could easily identify their signatures).
Defensor, Sagip Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, and some physicians from the Concerned Doctors and Citizen of the Philippines led the distribution of ivermectin to residents of Barangay Old Balara on Thursday
By HANA BORDEY, GMA News
Published April 30, 2021 10:05am The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must investigate reports of “token” prescription during the distribution of ivermectin in Quezon City, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday. Duque was reacting to reports that doctors who joined Representatives Rodante Marcoleta and Mike Defensor’s distribution of ivermectin wrote their prescriptions on a piece of paper and not on a prescription pad. “Kung totoo man yon na nakalagay sa isang tissue or bond paper lang, so part of what the FDA needs to do is investigate such reports. The accountability is clear it is the doctor who prescribed it who will answer for his action,” Duque said in an ANC interview.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday said there is a “big possibility” that a COVID-19 surge similar to what's happening in India may happen in the Philippines if minimum health protocols are not followed.