April 4, 2020 - 7:58AM
Ivermectin is being hailed as a 'wonder drug' in the fight against coronavirus
OUR VERDICT
A single treatment able to effect ~5000-fold reduction in virus at 48 h in cell
To
The usefulness of ivermectin against SARS-CoV-2 infected cells has been established in the above-mentioned work
But studies suggest it would need to be taken in mega-doses far higher than those currently used, with unknown side-effects
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug
The anti-SARS CoV-2 activity through in vitro study was first reported by an Australian team
Introduction
The Centre for Digestive Diseases says the medication is an effective treatment when used Much of the initial focus on the drug as a Covid-19 treatment stemmed from an April 2020 lab trial at Monash University in Melbourne, where ivermectin was found to have killed the Covid-19 virus The protocol involves a combination of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, zinc and the antibiotic doxycycline
A Monash University-led study has shown a single dose of the drug Ivermectin could The TGA’s assessment process and how the regulatory decision was made for each COVID-19 treatment is available by clicking on the treatment name in the table