JAKARTA - A minister touted a necklace made of eucalyptus while researchers, including from the national intelligence agency, announced the discovery of a combination of drugs as well as cutting age stem cell therapies.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - A minister touted a necklace made of eucalyptus while researchers, including from the national intelligence agency, announced the discovery of a combination of drugs as well as cutting age stem cell therapies.
In Indonesia, the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency , the equivalent to the US Food and Drug Administration, conducts extensive clinical trials to ensure the safety and efficacy of any proposed new drug. Responding to the joint announcement by BIN and the university, Dr Pandu Riono, who teaches at the University of Indonesia's medical school, issued a reminder that public safety should remain paramount even during an emergency situation such as a pandemic.
"BPOM must increase monitoring and warn the parties making such claims that they are not based on required clinical trials. Even if the claim was made by a minister," he said. He said they would not be labelled as anti-viral although they could treat known Covid-19 symptoms such as shortness of breath.
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