MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Food and Drug Administration granted Wednesday yet another private hospital a compassionate special permit (CSP) to use anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. FDA Director General Eric Domingo revealed this during a congressional inquiry on Thursday. This is the third hospital to get a CSP for ivermectin following two private hospitals which received the same authorization. Another hospital has a pending CSP application for ivermectin, Domingo said. Domingo said he could not disclose what hospitals were granted the special permit supposedly to protect the privacy of patients. A CSP allows doctors or hospitals...
