Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Lubaga North legislator Moses Kasibante and Bukomansimbi district councillor Musa Muhammad Kigongo, have through their umbrella Advocates for People-AFP petitioned High court to quash the decision by the National Drug Authority-NDA permitting Jena Herbals Uganda Limited to produce, sell and distribute Covidex. This …
Read More »COVIDEX: Prof. Ogwang lawyers respond to Mbarara University
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Patrick Ogwang, the owner of Jena Herbals Uganda Limited and inventor of the COVID-19 treatment supplementary drug known as Covidex has told Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST to back off his innovations. After attaining approval of the National Drug Authority (NDA), Prof. …
Read More »COVIDEX: Lawyer sues Prof Ogwang, wants cash from sales surrendered to gov’t
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer George William Alenyo has sued Professor Patrick Ogwang, the inventor of Covid-19 treatment supplementary drug known as Covidex. He is seeking orders that Prof Ogwang is not the lawful proprietor of Covidex and therefore remit monies collected to the consolidated fund. Alenyo is joined …
Read More »Why medics can’t administer Covidex for Covid-19 patients
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covidex drug is not yet on the list of options health workers can use for treatment, even with recent notification by the National Drug Authority (NDA) that it can be used as a supportive medication for viral infections including COVID-19. There has been a …
Read More »UPC asks gov’t to regulate COVIDEX prices
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has asked the government to intervene and regulate the price of COVIDEX herbal drug on the market. This follows the increase in the prices of the drug. Before it was approved by the National Drug Authority-NDA, the drug was being …
Read More »Uganda approves COVIDEX
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | COVIDEX, a local herbal medicine, has finally been approved by Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) as a supporting treatment for viral infections including Covid-19. The development comes a week after attempts were made to halt the distribution of the medicine that Ugandans were …
Read More »COVID-19 cures fear of herbal medicines
But safety concerns remain Uganda develops five herbal drugs to manage covid-19, was one of the main headlines in news media on June 08. The accompanying story listed the five products: Warbugia Ugandensis, Cypress oil, Cypress herbal tea, propolis tincture and propolis throat spray. The story said the drugs had …
Read More »Experts call for caution when using COVIDEX
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the debate over the efficacy of Covidex in the treatment of COVID-19 rages on, the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda and a leading herbal medicine expert say that the remedy is safe for battling COVID-19 related infections. The National Drug Authority (NDA) mid this …
Read More »Leak of Covidex before approval was unfortunate – MUST
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara University of Science and Technology says it was unfortunate Covidex, a herbal treatment for Covid-19 was leaked before going through all necessary medical procedures. The Vice Chancellor Prof Celestine Obua says they were taken by surprise when the drug was seen being marketed on …
Read More »Covidex is not confirmed Covid-19 treatment – Prof. Ogwang
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The developer of COVIDEX, a herbal treatment that has been marketed to cure COVID-19 has said the drug has not yet been confirmed to cure the disease. According to a statement issued by Prof. Patrick Engeu Ogwang, a lecturer at Mbarara University of Science and …
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