SAHPRA officials raid Durban private hospital for anti-parasite drug, Ivermectin Updated
Nushera Soodyal
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The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority has confirmed it will be opening a criminal case, after it allegedly found evidence that anti-parasite drug Ivermectin had been prescribed and dispensed at a private Durban hospital.
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Police and SAHPRA officials raided Ahmed Al-Kadi yesterday after the authority received a tip-off. Ivermectin, which is given to animals for parasites, isn t approved by the regulatory body for treatment in humans, here.
The medication grabbed headlines recently as a so-called miracle cure for COVID-19. SAHPRA s Yugen Gounden says they didn t find any Ivermectin at the hospital but proof that it was there.
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Officials raid Durbanâs Ahmed Al-Kadi Hospital in search of Ivermectin
By Se-Anne Rall
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DURBAN - A raid was conducted at the Ahmed Al-Kadi Private Hospital (AAK) just after midday today as officials from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) and police searched for Ivermectin.
AAK hospital manager, Ebrahim Asmal, confirmed that the hospital was visited by officials from Sahpra and SAPS, however they did not find any Ivermectin stock at the hospital.
Asmal said the matter has since been referred to the hospital s attorneys.
The raid comes just hours after police confirmed that a 43-year-old man had been arrested at King Shaka International Airport after cops found R100 000 worth of Ivermectin in his hand luggage. The accused has since appeared in court and is due back in the dock on Friday for a formal bail application. He is said to have landed in SA from Dubai.