Bracing for “good results,” DOST said that the drug developers and the public are expected to benefit from the country’s clinical trials seeking to assess the efficacy, safety, and effect on drug Ivermectin in asymptomatic and COVID-19 patients
Bracing for “good results,” the Department of Science and Technology said Thursday, Oct. 21, that the drug developers and the public are expected to benefit from the country’s clinical trials 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.
“The project is working with its own formulation to comply with the existing standards for double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.” “We would like to reiterate that the compounded capsules to be used solely for the purpose of clinical trials will adhere to Good Manufacturing Practice and Compounding Practice, and will be subjected to tests for raw materials and finished product,” said Dr. Yolanda Robles, lead of the Pharmacy team of the ivermectin trials.
The Department of Health and the Food and Drug Administration are not yet recommending the use of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 due to insufficient scientific evidence.
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