DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina Guevara said necessary preparations were made for the conduct of the study, which will involve 1,464 asymptomatic and non-severe Filipino COVID-19 patients who are at least 18 years old.
The Department of Science and Technology has explained why the country’s eight month-long clinical trial seeking to assess the efficacy, safety, and effect on viral clearance of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin in asymptomatic and mild coronavirus disease patients confined in isolation facilities has not yet begun.DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L.
The project team is led by Dr. Aileen Wang of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital . The DOST official noted that the FDA has requested the team to re-submit their application with complete documentary requirements. Guevara explained that the project team will formulate their own capsules “because the trials require the placebo and the active drug to look the same to avoid patient and physician bias.”The partnership between Wang’s project team and the UP Manila College of Pharmacy was aimed at standardizing the study drugs to be used — placebo and active drug, in the local clinical trials.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
PH shares plunge 3.5 pct to 6,900 amid Omicron fearsThe Philippine stock market fell on the first day of December due to panic-selling, as the threat of Omicron continued to dampen investor sentiment.
Read more »
‘We know it is coming’: PH scales up healthcare system in anticipation of OmicronThe country is now beginning to prepare the healthcare system to mitigate the effects of the Omicron variant since officials believe that it is only a “matter of time” before it arrives.
Read more »
Enchong Dee would love to do this PH president’s biopicI will definitely turn my back on show biz,” declared actor-TV host Enchong Dee when asked for the first thing he would do if ever he decides to toss his hat into the ring and become a public
Read more »
DSWD among the 'most trusted' institutions in PHThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed with gratitude the results of the 2021 Philippine Trust Index (PTI) showing that it was among the institutions most trusted by the public.
Read more »
PH top borrower of COVID loans but ranks last in pandemic response?The country has $3.07 billion in COVID-related loans from the World Bank yet the latest Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index ranks the Philippines last | via nolisoliph
Read more »
PH bet asked: How ready are you to win Miss Universe?She was able to reach thousands of viewers in an Instagram Live video by the official tourist site of Jerusalem on Wednesday (Manila time).
Read more »