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A day after Goa's health minister Vishwajit Rane recommended ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday has warned against its use. 'Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for Covid-19 except within clinical trials,' WHO's chief scientist said.

Texans can now obtain ivermectin without a prescription from December 4th. This drug, previously used for parasites, gained popularity for COVID-19 treatment despite FDA disapproval. Pharmacists advise caution, especially for those on blood thinners, due to potential serious bleeding risks. The FDA has not approved ivermectin for coronavirus. Vaccination remains the best protection against the virus. Read below to know more!

The University of Oxford said on Wednesday it was testing anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a possible treatment for Covid-19, as part of a British government-backed study that aims to aid recoveries in non-hospital settings.

Is ivermectin that is widely prescribed to decrease viral load among Covid-19 patients is a placebo or a miracle drug? Expert doctors treating Covid-19 patients differ on use of ivermectin.

Uttar Pradesh government has approved the use of ivermectin as a new medication for the treatment and prevention of Covid-19. The drug will replace hydroxychloroquine.

Florida is allocating $60 million for cancer research, including testing ivermectin, inspired by Mel Gibson's claims on a Joe Rogan podcast. Gibson stated three friends with Stage 4 cancer were cured after taking the antiparasitic drug. Health experts, however, deem such claims dangerous and irresponsible, emphasizing a lack of scientific evidence for ivermectin as a cancer treatment.

An increasing number of Delhiites infected by Covid-19 are now being put on ivermectin – an orally administered drug that is generally used to treat parasitic infections. While the World Health Organization has warned against its usage for treating Covid, citing the lack of evidence about its effectiveness against the coronavirus, Goa announced on Monday that the drug would be given to every adult in the state, either as medicine for Covid or to build immunity against the virus. Experts and doctors in Delhi said that ivermectin might be useful for people with mild Covid symptoms, but using it to build immunity was riskier.

The state health department has strongly recommended the use of ivermectin for Covid patients in home isolation even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggested its use only within clinical trials.

Reacting to the Union health ministry’s decision to drop ivermectin as part of Covid treatment protocol, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said the state government would soon take a decision on the matter.

Even as WHO has warned against use of ivermectin to treat Covid-19—the global health body recommending its use only within clinical trials—the Odisha health department has strongly recommended its use for home isolation patients. The government has asked the Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL) to procure 7.2 lakh tablets, the government said.

A day after the Union government dropped ivermectin from the country’s Covid treatment protocol, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday rejected a file moved by the state health department regarding the purchase of Rs 10 crore worth the drug.

The directorate of health services (DHS) has instructed health centres and hospitals across the state to remove ivermectin, zinc and doxycycline tablets from the kits given to Covid-19 patients who are in home isolation. The directive come after the Union health ministry’s revised guidelines dropped ivermectin and a few other medications from the Covid-19 treatment protocol.

Three doctors have won a lawsuit against the FDA as a federal appeals court revives their claim that the agency overstepped its authority in its campaign against using ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug, to treat COVID-19. The FDA had not approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment due to lack of evidence. The court ruling stated that the FDA's campaign failed to mention that the drug can be prescribed for humans, allowing the doctors to proceed with their lawsuit. The doctors claimed that their reputations were harmed by the FDA campaign.

Chief minister Pramod Sawant’s claim that ivermectin tablets were never ordered by the state government for mass distribution completely contradicts the statement given by health minister Vishwajit Rane on May 17 that the tablets would be distributed in 48 hours, said Congress.

Bombay high court on Thursday directed the Centre to file an affidavit in reply to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking inclusion of ivermectin along with vitamin D as part of a prophylactic (preventive) regime in the state’s Covid protocol.

State president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Jose Philip D'Souza objected to the decision of the health department to carry on with its drive to administer ivermectin drug to people despite a warning against its use by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Australian MP Craig Kelly, who has been strongly advocating the use of ivermectin as prevention and cure for Covid-19 and is opposed to vaccinations, has praised UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath for bringing the pandemic under control in the state with just the use of the drug.

Australian MP Craig Kelly On Wednesday tweeted that Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 230 million, “smashed the scary Delta variant” with ivermectin

As the number of COVID-19 positive continue to rise across the globe, several scientists are testing different medicines to counter the virus. A recent study conducted by the researchers from the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia, has found that the head lice drug, ivermectin, could potentially be used to kill the coronavirus.

The Bombay high court on Thursday directed the central government to file an affidavit in reply to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking inclusion of ivermectin along with vitamin D as part of a prophylactic regime in the Covid protocol.

The high court of Bombay at Goa asked the state government to clarify whether it is using ivermectin for positive patients or as a prophylactic.

A day after health minister Vishwajit Rane announced that the state will give all those above 18 years of age ivermectin tablets as a prophylactic treatment to combat the severity of Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the medication can be prescribed only for clinical trials.