On Monday’s Talk to the People presided by President Rodrigo Duterte, FDA officer in charge director general Oscar Gutierrez Jr. warned of the dangers consumers might face if they buy from unlicensed outlets. “Maybe they can pass an ordinance that sari-sari stores should not carry medicines, this has been done in Davao de Oro,” he said.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer intends to file the emergency use authorization (EUA) of its anti-COVID-19 pill Paxlovid in the Philippines, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday.