The doctors of former President Erap Estrada have refused to give him the controversial Ivermectin drug amid claims that it can help to treat COVID-19.
His son, former senator Jinggoy Estrada, told ABS-CBN News that there was a discussion among siblings if they should administer ivermectin.
“The doctors said, ‘I will not give ivermectin to your dad because that is only for animals,'” he said.
” I really have to follow the doctor’s advice,” he added.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier granted compassionate use permits to some hospitals to use the drug for treating COVID-19 patients. But regulators and health officials said that there’s no solid proof to back the claims that it can cure the coronavirus.
Estrada was also not given Linghua Qingwen, an in-demand Chinese drug that could allegedly address symptoms of COVID-19, Jinggoy said.
“I consulted the doctors of my dad and they talked among themselves and they agreed to administer Leronlimab to my father,” he added.
