The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against the use of 'ivermectin' for treating Covid-19 patients. 'Ivermectin' is an orally-administered drug used to treat parasitic infections.
"Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. WHO recommends against use of 'ivermectin' for Covid-19 except within clinical trials," Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO's chief scientist, tweeted.
This is the second WHO warning against 'ivermectin' in the past two months.
The WHO warning comes a day after Goa approved use of 'ivermectin' as preventive treatment for all adults infected with Covid-19.