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to extract patient data from gp records in england have got off on the wrong foot . lord bethell was speaking to the health committee, which is investigating what s known as the general practice data for planning and research system. it was supposed to be launched this month but has been delayed amid concerns about the misuse of sensitive, private information and a lack of public consultation. can i start with professor landray, please? first of all, thank you very much for the remarkable successes of the recovery trial that, when we met last time, you said some people say have saved a million lives over the course of the pandemic, which is a really extraordinary achievement. and we re all really proud of what you ve done. could you just outline for us what you see as the benefits of using patient data in the way that some of the changes that are proposed would allow? there s a diversity of knowledge that comes
Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19
Ivermectin has been touted as the wonder drug solution to the Covid-19 crisis. Several trials have suggested it may have some benefit. But the largest trial yet comparing ivermectin to placebo was published on Friday. It found no statistically significant benefit from ivermectin but possible harm from the drug.
Community distribution in Nigeria of ivermectin for onchocerciasis, a disease this drug treats effectively and safely. Photo: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)Yet even this trial is too small to definitively settle questions about ivermectin’s safety and efficacy. Nevertheless, even if some future trial does find benefit, there is now little doubt that this is not a wonder drug; whatever benefits it may have are at most modest.