T&T Medical Association concerned with doctors prescribing Ivermectin to Covid patients

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T&T Medical Association concerned with doctors prescribing Ivermectin to Covid patients

The Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association has expressed concern that some Drs are prescribing Ivermectin to treat Covid 19.
There seems to be a growing interest in a drug called ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in humans.
Certain animal formulations of ivermectin such as pour-on, injectable, paste, and “drench,” are approved in the U.S. to treat or prevent parasites in animals. For humans, ivermectin tablets are approved at very specific doses to treat some parasitic worms, and there are topical (on the skin) formulations for head lice and skin conditions like rosacea.
However, the FDA has received multiple reports of patients who have required medical attention, including hospitalization, after self-medicating with ivermectin intended for livestock.
However it admits that there’s very little it can do in this matter.
President of the T&TMA Dr Vishi Beharry also expressed concern over what it says is the stigma n the population which is causing persons not to want to get tested for Covid 19 or to be admitted to the parallel health care system.

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