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White paper on Ivermectin as a potential therapy for COVID-19.

Authors :
Vora A
Arora VK
Behera D
Tripathy SK
Source :
The Indian journal of tuberculosis [Indian J Tuberc] 2020 Jul; Vol. 67 (3), pp. 448-451.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

A group of senior doctors with vast clinical experience met on 19th July'20 under the aegis of Academy of Advanced Medical Education. The panel looked at Ivermectin, one of the old molecule and evaluated it's use in COVID 19 (Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019) management. After critical panel discussion, all the attending doctors came to a conclusion that Ivermectin can be a potential molecule for prophylaxis and treatment of people infected with Coronavirus, owing to its anti-viral properties coupled with effective cost, availability and good tolerability and safety.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have none to declare.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Tuberculosis Association of India. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0019-5707
Volume :
67
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Indian journal of tuberculosis
Publication Type :
Editorial & Opinion
Accession number :
32825892
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.07.031