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Published April 29, 2021, 1:39 PM Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra (2) Ivermectin, the anti-parasitic drug for animals, is still disallowed for human use in the country, particularly against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said on Thursday, April 29. “It’s not registered, particularly as a drug against COVID-19, and going by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) law, on its face, it would appear that the distribution of Ivermectin as possible treatment for COVID-19, apparently, violates the FDA law,” he said. He stressed that under existin...

News By HANA BORDEY, GMA News Published April 29, 2021 11:26am The Department of Justice has yet to determine whether the exemptions set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment has sound legal basis, following the plan of two congressmen to distribute the anti-parasitic drug. “I wouldn’t really blame Representatives Defensor and Marcoleta if they will proceed (with the distribution) but as I said this is subject for a further determination if there is a legal basis for the exemption,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said in an ...