Uganda Unveils Herbal Medicine To Treat Covid
Jun 30, 2021 ·
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Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections. The country’s drug regulator, the National Drug Authority says the product...
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Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections.
The country’s drug regulator, the National Drug Authority says the product is formulated from herbal plants that have been traditionally used to alleviate symptoms of several diseases.
It is however not a cure for Covid-19.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, where the developer Prof Patrick Ogwang teaches, also claimed the product as its own and said it had been leaked to the market before going through the right procedure.
The NDA says the approval was based on initial assessment, published literature, and safety studies and that its innovator had also withdrawn unsubstantiated claims that the product treats and prevents Covid-19.
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The country’s drug regulator, the National Drug Authority says the product is formulated from herbal plants that have been traditionally used to alleviate symptoms of several diseases.
It is however not a cure for Covid-19.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, where the developer Prof Patrick Ogwang teaches, also claimed the product as its own and said it had been leaked to the market before going through the right procedure.
The NDA says the approval was based on initial assessment, published literature, and safety studies and that its innovator had also withdrawn unsubstantiated claims that the product treats and prevents Covid-19.
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