"Kratom is still under the process of determining its classification. Whether it will be classified into the narcotics group (or other groups), we in principle follow the decisions of the Ministry of Health and the National Narcotics Agency."
In addition to convalescent plasma therapy, antiviral drugs Ivermectin, Hidroksiklorokun, Azitromisin, and Oseltamivir have also been excluded from the manual.
Merah Putih vaccine has concluded its preclinical trial on animal and is currently awaiting phase one of clinical trial planned for early February.
Ministry of Health will work with PT Amarox Pharma Global to produce a number of antiviral medicines.
Erick Thohir said one of the state-owned pharmaceutical companies Indofarma has been mandated to focus on developing and producing the traditional medicine.
