FDA gives 'compassionate use permit' for Ivermectin

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the Philippines a doctor's application to use Ivermectin under a special license for compassionate use

There have been calls to use hospital grade Ivermectin as treatment for COVID-19. Ivermectin is not FDA approved and is still undergoing clinical trials Source: LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images

FDA Director General Dr. Eric Domingo  says under the compassionate use permit, they can legally administer the drug Ivermectin

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highlights  

• FDA does not endorse the use of Ivermectin as a safe and effective drug
• Ivermectin remains an investigational product
• Ivermectin is commonly used as a  veterinary antiparasitic drug

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