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Sino-sino ang maaaring gumamit ng Paxlovid?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 08:00 PM

Inirerekomenda na ng World Health Organization ang COVID-19 pill para sa partikular na kaso. Read more »

Britain OKs AstraZeneca's preventative COVID therapy

Pushkala Aripaka, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 12:18 PM

Britain's medicines regulator has approved AstraZeneca's antibody-based COVID-19 treatment for preventing infections in adults. Read more »

Malaysian study concludes ivermectin does not prevent severe COVID

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 08:36 PM

A clinical study done on 490 patients across 20 public hospitals and a COVID-19 quarantine center found that 'ivermectin treatment during early illness did not prevent progression to severe disease.' Read more »

EXPLAINER: How does Merck's COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer's?

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 02:44 PM

Rival antiviral pills from Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co that demonstrated efficacy in trials of adults with COVID-19 who are at high risk of serious illness are now both in use. Read more »

Govt urged to subsidize drugs for COVID-19 treatment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 10:15 AM

Government should subsidize drugs for COVID-19 treatment, an infectious disease specialist urged Wednesday. Read more »

Health authorities warn public vs illicit sale of molnupiravir

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 08:58 PM

The FDA previously released a statement condemning the 'growing sales' for the investigational COVID-19 treatment through 'unlicensed' sellers. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 04:59 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pfizer's COVID-19 pills arrive in South Korea

Jung Yeon-je, Pool via Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 07:24 PM

A worker unloads cargo containing Pfizer's Paxlovid for COVID-19 treatment at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Thursday. Read more »

COVID drug bexovid for mild, moderate cases: FDA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 02:15 PM

The public may access COVID-19 treatment drug bexovid, the generic version of Pfizer's Paxlovid, through the Department of Health and a prescription of their doctor, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Read more »

Pinay nurse helps Covid patients through monoclonal antibody infusion treatment

Steve Angeles | TFC News Chula Vista, California
Updated as of Jan 13 02:23 PM

As Covid-19 cases rise in the US, a Filipino nurse in California makes it her mission to save patients through monoclonal antibody infusion treatment. Read more »

Another clinical trial for molnupiravir underway

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 02:04 PM

Another clinical trial on the effectiveness of Merck’s anti-COVID-19 pill Molnupiravir is moving into the third phase, and a hospital in Quezon City is looking for more volunteers for the study. Read more »

Experimental Lilly drug neutralizes omicron in lab

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 09:12 AM

An experimental monoclonal antibody treatment from Eli Lilly & Co is effective against all known variants of the coronavirus, including Omicron, researchers have found. Read more »

FDA OKs anti-viral drug molnupiravir for emergency use

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 07:28 PM

The Food and Drug Administration has approved one brand of anti-viral molnupiravir for emergency use as part of COVID-19 treatment, its chief said Thursday. Read more »

China OKs emergency approval for its first COVID drug

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 09:05 AM

The move came as regulators around the world give the green light to treatments amid worries over the new omicron variant. Read more »

PH urged to get anti-COVID drugs that can also fight Omicron

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 10:43 AM

The Philippines must get two anti-COVID drugs that deal with all variants of the respiratory disease, including the Omicron, a molecular biologist said. Read more »

Molnupiravir inirekomendang gamitin sa mga may Omicron variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 07:06 PM

Maaari umanong ireseta ang gamot na molnupiravir sa mga pasyenteng mahahawahan ng Omicron variant ng COVID-19. Read more »

Regeneron says COVID antibody treatment may be less effective vs Omicron

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 12:32 PM

US biotech firm Regeneron said its synthetic antibody treatment for COVID-19 may be less effective against Omicron, and it plans to conduct tests to determine by how much. Read more »

Lacson to 'institutionalize' free COVID testing, treatment if elected president

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 09:49 AM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Saturday said he would make COVID-19 testing and treatment free for all if he wins the 2022 presidential race. Read more »

Molnupiravir shipment to arrive in PH next month

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 11:03 PM

The Philippines will soon add to its COVID-19 treatment arsenal as it prepares to receive its first shipment of the new anti-viral drug molnupiravir. Read more »

Ano ang Ronapreve na nabigyan na ng EUA ng FDA?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 08:15 AM

Ano nga ba ang Ronapreve, na nabigyan na ng EUA bilang gamot sa COVID-19? Read more »