DOH warns public vs illegal skin treatments

  • 9 months ago
DOH warns public vs illegal skin treatments
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00:00 The Department of Health or DOH issued a warning against the unauthorized use of glutathione
00:06 and stem cell infusion for cosmetic purposes, emphasizing the Food and Drug Administration
00:11 or FDA has not approved IV glutathione for skin whitening.
00:16 Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa labeled such use as off-label and illegal during a recent
00:22 briefing, urging caution to the public and to seek for accredited clinics, especially
00:28 on stem cell treatments.
00:30 This following the death of a 39-year-old woman in Quezon City who experienced anaphylactic
00:35 shock after receiving the treatments.

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