CALOOCAN (PIA) — The Food and Drug Authority (FDA) warned the public against purchasing medicines online for COVID-19 treatment, such as Tocilizumab and Baricitinib.
"Huwag pong bibili ng gamot online o kaya kahit sa sinong kaibigan na ganyan ang nasabi 'no," FDA Director General Eric Domingo said in a Laging Handa Public Briefing.
The FDA chief appealed to the public to only avail medicines in registered and licensed pharmacies.
"Lahat po ng mga drugs na ito at gamot na ito ay available lamang po sa licensed outlets, meaning sa botika at sa mga ospital lamang po," Domingo stated.
The FDA stated that they had conducted several operations with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to capture those selling drugs online or in the black market.
"Sa ang aming mga operations nakikita na karamihan sa mga ito ay mga scam. Kukunin lang po ang pera ninyo tapos walang idi-deliver na gamot sa inyo," Domingo cited.
He added that the agency had caught counterfeit or fake medicines that may cause harm to people.
"Maaari walang epekto ito kapag ibinigay sa inyong kamag-anak at maaari ring lalo pang makasama dahil hindi po natin alam ang laman niyan," Domingo said.
Baricitinib and Tocilizumab are anti-inflammatory drugs for people with severe arthritis, which can also be used to treat patients with COVID-19, the FDA chief stated. (JMB/PIA-IDPD)
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