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Ivermectin debate rages on at UKZN

Ivermectin debate rages on at UKZN By Thobeka Ngema Share The webinar was entitled What the ivermectin debate has revealed to us in a time of pandemic. On the panel was senior lecturer in pharmaceutical sciences at UKZN Andy Gray, UKZN associate professor in dermatology Professor Anisa Mosam and public health and communication specialist Dr Warren Parker. The panellists discussed medicines selection and regulation in SA, scientific rigour and evidence-based medicine, ivermectin use and safety in dermatology and mobilising strategic policy on face masks for Covid-19 prevention: parallels with re-purposing ivermectin. Professor Mosam said there was a mass drug administration with 3.7 billion dosages worldwide of ivermectin over the last 30 years. Some patients had received up to 20 annual doses.

Concerns over uncontrolled public use of ivermectin

Concerns over uncontrolled public use of ivermectin By Shakirah Thebus Share Cape Town - The uncontrolled public use of ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment could pose potential health risks. This was stated during a public webinar, “What the ivermectin debate has revealed to us in a time of pandemic , hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). UKZN School of Clinical Medicine Healthcare scientist professor Colleen Aldous said: “The ivermectin debate has polarised both the lay and scientific community and has damaged the relationship between science and society.” Professor Aldous said while scientists differ among themselves on the drug’s effectiveness in treating Covid-19, the public already has access to it.

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