Potential dengue medicine set for phase 2 clinical trials

CNN Philippines – Published Jan 16, 2021 7:08:39 AM

Metro Manila – A potential cure for dengue is about to undergo phase 2 clinical trials this year, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development Executive Director Jaime Montoya said on Friday.

Montoya said around 600 volunteers will take part in the trials in Cavite that will last for about 10 months.

He said the anti-dengue drug is made of three endemic herbal plants from local company Pharmalytics Corporation. The research is also funded by the Department of Science and Technology.

“We will investigate this drug by lowering the viral load, reducing viral leakage, and improvement of platelet formation,” said Montoya in the virtual DOST report.

According to the DOST, the country recorded 79,218 dengue cases and 306 related deaths in January to November 2020. The number was 81 percent lower than in 2019 with over 400,000 cases.

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