Trump may have been correct.

Originally posted by gumUnderfoot: ↑

So I guess the TGA approved panadol and ibuprofin for covid. I think not,

You think correctly. Approved medical advice is what I said. Do you wish to claim that is false?

Ivermectin is an approved drug.

So I guess the TGA approved Ivermectin for covid? I think not, but feel free to post the application and study results to prove me wrong.
But here to save you some time and energy:

https://www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-treatments-information-consumers-and-health-professionals
Can Ivermectin be used to prevent or treat COVID-19?
Ivermectin has not received regulatory approval in Australia or by other comparable countries for use as an anti-viral treatment. Although there are some studies published either on unreferenced websites or in lower-tier medical journals, the consensus view of major regulators and in top-tier international medical journals is that the evidence for the clinical efficacy and safety of ivermectin for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 is not strong at this stage. More evidence is required before it could be considered a safe and effective treatment option.
A very recent analysis of all published ivermectin trials by the Cochrane Collaboration, the main independent group globally responsible for looking at evidence on the effectiveness of medicines or other medical therapies, also concluded that ivermectin could not be recommended for COVID-19 treatment or prevention. This report is titled ‘Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19’ and can be found on the Cochrane Library no-repeat 0px 0px;height:11px;width:17px;">(link is external) website.
In addition, the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce no-repeat 0px 0px;height:11px;width:17px;">(link is external), consisting of a large group of independent Australian clinical experts, is continuously updating treatment recommendations based on the best available evidence. They are not recommending the use of ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment outside of clinical trials with appropriate ethical approval.

It has been on the market in humans for 30 years.

For covid? I think not, but feel free to post the application and study results to prove me wrong.

I get it, you wish to promote Ivermectin as a treatment for covid.
You really should be posting your medical credentials on why you are better credentialled than the governing bodies.
Perhaps place them as a signature so we can all be clear on how much of an expert you are.

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I've always said - don't talk about treatments as a scientist. talk about them as though your 85 year old grandma was diagnosed with the virus two days ago.

because that's the reality here. while academics pontificate, people are dying.

I'm all for regular protocols and research in ordinary times, but these aren't exactly ordinary times are they?

let 10 000 front line GPs test and try different (approved drug) treatment options and then compare notes.