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April 30, 2021 Who should be held responsible in case people who receive the anti-parasite drug ivermectin distributed for free in Quezon City have an adverse effect? For Dr. Maricar Limpin, vice president of the Philippine College of Physicians, doctors, legislators and even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should be held accountable in case people get sick because of Ivermectin especially if it is given without a proper prescription. “Sino ang hahabulin ng tao kung magkakaroon ng problema? I think kung pumapayag ang FDA, then they should also be held accountable kasi pinayagan nila....

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 30) — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Friday gave a stern reminder to the public against using antiparasitic drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19 despite repeated warnings from health experts. He urged the public to listen to the advice of those who know medicine best — the doctors and epidemiologists -- and take it slow on reading about conspiracy theories surrounding the unregistered drug's effectivity. "Relax-relax lang tayo sa mga conspiracy theory," Sotto said in a media briefing hosted by the Department of Health. "Ang mga gamot na tine-ta...

DOH seeks PRC probe on 'invalid' ivermectin prescriptions in QC event enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 30)— The Health Department on Friday said it will ask the Professional Regulation Commission to probe the reported release of "invalid" prescriptions for ivermectin during a recent distribution event in Quezon City. In a statement, the DOH said it will endorse reports to the PRC to investigate their veracity and to "impose sanctions as deemed necessary" against concerned parties. The Food and Drug Administration said it will also review issues surrou...

SunStar + April 30, 2021 THE Department of Health (DOH) said it will endorse to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) the reports on the issuance of invalid prescriptions to use the antiparasitic drug ivermectin as treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "The DOH will officially endorse the reports to the PRC to investigate the veracity of the reports and impose sanctions as deemed necessary, based on existing laws," the DOH said in a statement Friday evening, April 30, 2021. The DOH issued the statement in the wake of reports that invalid doctors’ prescriptio...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 30) — A former adviser to the government's pandemic task force raised concern over moves that appear to "exploit" allegedly Filipinos' lack of education on ivermectin use, in the absence of studies that prove its safety and efficacy against COVID-19. Speaking to CNN Philippines' The Source on Friday, Dr. Tony Leachon, a health reform advocate and former adviser to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), shared his sentiments on the distribution of the antiparasitic drug to some residents this wee...