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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/06/ivermectin.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> - Authorities seized 20,000 tablets of undeclared ivermectin and other drugs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Customs said Thursday. </p><p>The drugs were reportedly concealed in the inner portion of a shipment from New Delhi, India and covered by other declared regulated items. The shipment was declared as food supplements, multivitamins and multi-mineral capsules, the bureau said.</p><p>Ivermectin is under compassionate use in specialized institutions authorized by Food and Drug Administration, said Jesusa Joyce N. Cirunay, director of the Center for Drug Regulation and Research.</p><p>The FDA has so far allowed only 5 hospitals to use ivermectin as an investigational drug to treat COVID-19.</p><p>&quot;In case Ivermectin has been granted authorization, a valid License to Operate (LTO) as Drug Importer and Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) shall be presented,&quot; she said. </p><p>Two lawmakers had earlier distributed ivermectin to patients with supposed prescriptions from doctors. The FDA said the distribution was not illegal &quot;as long as you do it properly.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/06/21/sotto-seeks-probe-into-fda-advisory-vs-ivermectin-use">Sotto seeks probe into FDA advisory vs ivermectin use</a></li></ul><p>Several doctors groups, however, warned their colleagues against prescribing a drug unregistered for human use without a compassionate permit.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/30/21/invalid-ivermectin-prescriptions-doh-fda-to-send-reports-to-prc">Invalid ivermectin prescriptions? DOH, FDA to send reports to PRC</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/21/doh-to-act-vs-doctors-who-illegally-prescribe-ivermectin-official">DOH to act vs doctors who illegally prescribe ivermectin: official</a></li></ul><p>The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to conduct a clinical trial on the use of ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment and aims to finish the study by the first quarter of next year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/04/21/dost-ivermectin-clinical-trial-covid-19">DOST to start ivermectin clinical trial for non-severe COVID patients</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1677700" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Authorities seized 20,000 tablets of undeclared ivermectin and other drugs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Customs said Thursday. </p>

Authorities seized 20,000 tablets of undeclared ivermectin and other drugs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Customs said Thursday.