Ivermectin

Thirty-four drugs, including some anti-infectives such as Ivermectin, Mupirocin and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, have been added to the National List of Essential Medicines taking the total drugs under it to 384.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group dropped the usage of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients.

Indonesians have ignored health warnings to stock up on a "miracle cure" for COVID-19 backed by leading politicians and social media influencers, as an out-of-control virus surge sweeps the country.

The Union health ministry has issued revised guidelines for management of Covid-infected patients, dropping many sought-after drugs like ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and anti-viral Favipiravir from Covid treatment.

The Goa government on Friday defended before the Bombay High Court its controversial decision to distribute Ivermectin tablets as preventive medicine against COVID-19.

At least two Indian states have said they plan to dose their populations with the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to protect against severe COVID-19 infections as their hospitals are overrun with patients in critical condition.

The Goa government, on Monday, as part of a new COVID-19 protocol, recommended all residents above 18 years to take five tablets of Ivermectin, a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drug.

The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended against the general use of 'ivermectin' - an orally-administered drug used to treat parasitic infections - for treatment of COVID-19 patients

Regular use of the oral antiparasitic drug ivermectin may significantly reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, according to a review of available data by researchers who claim the medicine can help end the pandemic.

Goa has given the nod for the use of an anti-parasitic drug as preventive treatment for all adults against COVID-19. The drug, Ivermectin, has been disapproved of by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that ivermectin -- touted by some on social media as a Covid-19 "miracle cure" -- should not be used to treat coronavirus patients.

Ivermectin is commonly used to treat parasite infections from river blindness and scabies to head lice. A Lance study says that it can reduce incidence of malaria in children.

Thirty-four drugs, including some anti-infectives such as Ivermectin, Mupirocin and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, have been added to the National List of Essential Medicines taking the total drugs under it to 384.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group dropped the usage of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients.

Indonesians have ignored health warnings to stock up on a "miracle cure" for COVID-19 backed by leading politicians and social media influencers, as an out-of-control virus surge sweeps the country.

The Union health ministry has issued revised guidelines for management of Covid-infected patients, dropping many sought-after drugs like ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and anti-viral Favipiravir from Covid treatment.

The Goa government on Friday defended before the Bombay High Court its controversial decision to distribute Ivermectin tablets as preventive medicine against COVID-19.

At least two Indian states have said they plan to dose their populations with the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to protect against severe COVID-19 infections as their hospitals are overrun with patients in critical condition.

The Goa government, on Monday, as part of a new COVID-19 protocol, recommended all residents above 18 years to take five tablets of Ivermectin, a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drug.

The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended against the general use of 'ivermectin' - an orally-administered drug used to treat parasitic infections - for treatment of COVID-19 patients

Regular use of the oral antiparasitic drug ivermectin may significantly reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, according to a review of available data by researchers who claim the medicine can help end the pandemic.

Goa has given the nod for the use of an anti-parasitic drug as preventive treatment for all adults against COVID-19. The drug, Ivermectin, has been disapproved of by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that ivermectin -- touted by some on social media as a Covid-19 "miracle cure" -- should not be used to treat coronavirus patients.

Ivermectin is commonly used to treat parasite infections from river blindness and scabies to head lice. A Lance study says that it can reduce incidence of malaria in children.