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Manila’s anti-COVID drugs open to everyone—Mayor Isko

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said non-Manila residents can avail of anti-COVID drugs from the city government, which has sufficient supplies of Remdesivir,...

Drug dealers?

NBI  Director Ferdinand Lavin presents to the media the four individuals arrested in two separate entrapment operations by the NBI-Special Task Force  in Quezon...

Taking care of business

"I would like to be told I am wrong if I am, indeed, mistaken. "     With Francisco Duque at the helm of the Department of...

Remdesivir cartel is making a killing

"This desperation for treatment is one of the symptoms of a horribly inadequate public healthcare system."   We understand the government has gone to great lengths...

DOH cautions against overpriced COVID drugs

The Department of Health on Friday warned against overpricing an investigational drug used on COVID-19 patients. The department said a 100-milligram vial of remdesivir must...

Remdesivir fails tests, does little effect on patients

The antiviral drug remdesivir, considered one of the most promising COVID-19 treatments, turns out to do little to prevent deaths from the disease, according...

Manila gets 2,000 remdesivir vials for COVID-19 patients for P13m

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Domagoso on Thursday said the city government has acquired 2,000 vials of antiviral drug remdesivir, which will be part of...

Drug shown to help quickly treat COVID-19 now in the Philippines

The Japan-approved drug authorized for emergency use to treat coronavirus disease infection is now available in the Philippines. Remdesivir is an investigational drug that has...

Singapore okays remdesivir drug for COVID cure

Singapore—Singapore has approved the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the latest country to...

South Korea follows US, Japan to use remdesivir

South Korea on Wednesday issued an emergency authorisation for the anti-viral drug remdesivir to be used to treat coronavirus patients, paving the way for...

Anti-viral drug effective against coronavirus, study finds

Anti-viral drug remdesivir cuts recovery times in coronavirus patients, according to the full results of a trial published Friday night, three weeks after America's...

DOH upbeat on rapid tests

The country can now conduct 12,000 COVID-19 tests a day, enabling it to more quickly isolate and treat patients, the government said Friday as...

Japan set to approve remdesivir for coronavirus treatment

Japan plans to authorise Thursday the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients, the government said, with an eye to approving another medication Avigan...

Remdesivir: The COVID-19 drug helping patients recover faster

Remdesivir has been shown to speed up recovery times for patients with COVID-19 in a major US-led trial, becoming the first drug with proven...
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