Sometimes we have to choose based on our needs especially when it comes to our health when we have an illness. We have to choose one which is based on our favorable condition. Trending now is a drug that is said to be only an animal remedy, and is also good for animal lice but it is used as a cure for COVID-19 some believed. And it has many benefits not only of being positive for Covid-19 but it can also cure on various diseases. And many more doctors, also their patients have used it and other politicians who have used it while they are already positive for COVID-19. But it is said that it has not yet had enough evidence to pass the FDA’s clinical trial.
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Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra did not directly answer the question Tuesday, saying it is not a specific case before his office but he gave a generic answer: “Generally speaking, it is prohibited, under the FDA law, to manufacture, import, export, sell, offer to sell, distribute, transfer, promote, advertise, etc… health products that are unregistered with the FDA,” he said in a text message to reporters. : This is our free distribution to the needy and we will prioritize its distribution to our compatriots in the city. We will give priority to the sick, especially our senior citizens,” Defensor said, encouraging those interested to send a private message. We’ll be giving this free of charge to those who most need it and there will be priorities in the distribution to our citizens in the city. Those with ailments, most especially senior citizens will be prioritized. Defensor however did not explain why he is offering the drug to Quezon City residents only when his party-list has a nationwide mandate, except to say that there’s a limited supply.
Prior to Defensor’s offer of Ivermectin, posters of him and Vincent “Bingbong” Crisologo, a former candidate for Quezon City mayor, appeared on social media, with both of them in front of the Quezon Memorial Shrine, leading to speculations both are running for government posts in the city in the May 2022 polls. In a Facebook post, Defensor offered Quezon City residents access to Ivermectin, registered in the Philippines as an anti-parasitic drug for animals, which some have claimed can cure or prevent COVID-19, despite warnings from the Food and Drug Administration, the World Health Organization and its manufacturer, Merck, against its use for COVID-19 treatment.
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration, in an advisory on March 15, advised the public against the purchase and use of Ivermectin for COVID-19, saying it is not approved by FDA for treatment of any viral infection. Data from clinical trials are necessary to determine whether Ivermectin is safe and effective in treating or preventing COVID-19,” it added. The United States FDA has also issued a warning, saying taking large doses of the drug is “dangerous and can cause serious harm.” It did however acknowledge situations where prescription for use of Ivermectin may be obtained. Despite this, some doctors from around the world, including a Filipino doctor, and some politicians in the Philippines have lobbied for the use of Ivermectin, citing anecdotal evidence from persons who allegedly got cured from COVID-19 by taking it. The main proponent for the use of Ivermectin globally is a group of doctors called the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) which cited studies in different countries supposedly showing reduced deaths by 75% in 2 medical centers in the United States.
In the Philippines, Dr. Allan Landrito told a House panel on March 30 that he bought pure Ivermectin from an importer and compounded it himself, selling more than 25,000 bottles to around 8,000 patients before he stopped. Landrito claimed he sold the drug without waiting for an FDA permit out of urgency and the pleas of his patients begging him to treat them. On Tuesday, FDA director general Usec. Eric Domingo explained it is illegal in the Philippines to distribute unauthorized medicines but he acknowledge there might be an exception to the rule. Domingo said an application for certificate of product registration of Ivermectin has been filed on Monday. Defensor, who earlier tested positive for COVID-19, admitted taking Ivermectin and claims it is “one of the safest drugs in the world.” He said he is "not doing anything outside of the law" and is coordinating with a compounding laboratory and that he would give away Ivermectin for free for those with prescription. Meanwhile, Defensor's colleague, Quezon 4th District Rep. Angeline "Helen" Tan, has urged fellow-lawmakers not to encourage the use of Ivermectin against COVID-19 due to lack of evidence. "Medicine is evidence-based. It's not based on testimony or opinion,” she said.
To summed up based on what FDA director general Usec. Eric Domingo explained that he however acknowledge situations where prescription for use of Ivermectin may be obtained. Usec. Eric Domingo explained it is illegal in the Philippines to distribute unauthorized medicines but he acknowledge there might be an exception to the rule. (I believe they know the law and the process for consultation, check-up, prescription and dispensing of drugs by pharmacists…We don’t know what’s the mechanism, if it’s going to be a clinic, if there’s a doctor and pharmacist, but we hope that we all understand the proper process for dispensing medicines to patients.
That’s exactly what most people agree on because they believe that every doctor’s has a discretion for giving a proper prescription of a drug.
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