Health Ministry denies allowing use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has denied a viral message claiming that they are allowing off-label usage of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19.

"The off-label use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 is only for clinical trials – not on the request of patients in hospital," it said in a Facebook post on Saturday (July 10).

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