PUTRAJAYA: The parasitic medication Ivermectin is not being used at private hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients, says the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia.
Its president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said the association has consulted most of its 152 members and none of them are using the medication.
“Private hospitals have been treating Covid-19 patients since January using treatment protocols which are approved with evidence-based guidelines by the Health Ministry and international medical societies, and Ivermectin is not included.
“The association assures the public that none of its members have prescribed Ivermectin to their patients for the purpose of treating Covid-19 in any category.
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APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh says most of its 152 members consulted have said they are not using Ivermectin for treating Covid-19, in any category. – EPA pic, July 26, 2021.
PRIVATE hospitals in the country are not using the anti-parasitic medication Ivermectin to treat their Covid-19 patients, the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said today.
APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh said most of its 152 members consulted have said they are not using Ivermectin for treating Covid-19, in any category.
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