{"id":24783,"date":"2021-06-29T11:07:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T08:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=24783"},"modified":"2021-06-29T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T08:45:50","slug":"national-drug-authority-approves-covidex-wonder-remedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/29\/national-drug-authority-approves-covidex-wonder-remedy\/","title":{"rendered":"National Drug Authority Approves COVIDEX Wonder Remedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Drug Authority (NDA) has finally authorized COVIDEX, a locally made herbal remedy as \u2018supportive treatment\u2019 for COVID-19 after days of back and forth engagements between the regulator and its developer, Prof Patrick Ogwang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News of its approval will come as relief for many in the country that is battling a deadly second wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the recent past, social media has been awash with testimonies of people who have used the medicine to treat COVID19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NDA issued the following statement<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe class=\"embed-pdf-viewer\" src=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Press-Statement-COVIDEX.pdf\" height=\"800\" width=\"600\" title=\"Array\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Drug Authority (NDA) has finally authorized COVIDEX, a locally made herbal remedy as \u2018supportive treatment\u2019 for COVID-19 after days of back and forth engagements between the regulator and its developer, Prof Patrick Ogwang. 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