Ivermectin: Australian regulator bans drug as Covid treatment after sharp rise in prescriptions
Therapeutic Goods Administration concerned people taking controversial medication instead of seeking proper treatment or vaccine
Australia’s drug regulator has banned medical practitioners from prescribing the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin for “off-label” uses, such as for treating Covid-19.
The move comes after prescriptions for the drug increased between three and four times in Australia in recent months.
