More data needed before ivermectin can be used to treat Covid-19 - Health DG

The Health Ministry has not completely dismissed the possibility of approving the use of ivermectin in treating Covid-19, once there is solid evidence of its efficacy and side effects, said its director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

For now, he said, the Health Ministry only allows “off-label” use of ivermectin until more thorough research has been conducted.

Off-label use means...