Calls grow louder for Ivermectin to be endorsed for Covid-19

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Is Ivermectin the ‘wonder drug’ solution to Covid-19? Some medical professionals and activists think so.

Durban - Calls to authorities for the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to be endorsed for the treatment of the Covid-19 virus continue to grow louder.

While Ivermectin was cleared for use in some countries, in South Africa, Sahpra has permitted its use only in animals. Sahpra indicated in some countries Ivermectin was used off-label in the treatment of Covid-19, even though it did not receive specific approval for that purpose. While Kathrada acknowledged Sahpra’s jurisdiction, she believed the call for doctors to make a Section 21 application on behalf of each patient to use Ivermectin in Covid-19 cases was “ridiculous”.

Yuven Gounden, Sahpra’s spokesperson, reiterated that Ivermectin was not authorised as a prophylaxis for Covid-19 and had already turned down Section 21 applications. Gounden said Sahpra will expedite applications once received, and they were an independent health products regulator, thus they would not conduct their own clinical trials on the drug.

 

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This is what you call de-evolution. Taking medicine meant for animals. Pure idiots would believe in this. I love how stupid the world is. No wonder smart people can convince the masses to kill one another.

Abramjee How is this supposed to stop the virus.

marinavanzyl PresidencyZA DrZweliMkhize Take note !

Abramjee But knowing this idiotic government of ours nothing will happen. There are none so deaf as those who don't want to hear.

People r dying in droves. If the pushback against any treatment is for self-serving/self-enrichment reasons/own agenda, then those doing so r guilty of killing ppl. Murder,I think it's called.

Maybe I can get a script from my vet since not approved for human consumption! 😁😆

I see it coming...re packaging ...getting the patent..and cashing in ... whos fooling who...when corruption and pharmaceuticals run governments

Ivermectin is FDA approved for humans, soo how does this Sahpra idiots came to a conclusion that it's not for human consumption?

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