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Govt removes Ivermectin, other popular drugs from Covid-19 treatment list. Check revised guidelines
covid-19 patients, the Union health ministry has removed usage of popular drugs such as Ivermectin, Azithromycin, Doxycycline, Zinc, Favipiravir and plasma therapy.The Government on Monday also advised physicians to exercise extreme caution with Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) drug Remdesivir and Off-label drug Tocilizumab, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the union health ministry recently issued “evidence-based" --comprehensive guidelines for the management of covid-19 patients.“Remdesivir is to be used only in select moderate/ severe hospitalised Covid - 19 patients on supplemental oxygen as it is a reserve drug approved under Emergency Use Authorization only based on limited scientific evidence globally.