The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Covid-19 national task force has made the recommendation to drop the use of these two drugs in its revised guidelines.
Ivermectin tablets are approved at very specific doses for some parasitic worms, and there are topical (on the skin) formulations for head lice and skin conditions like rosacea. Ivermectin is not an anti-viral.
Sawant's comment comes two days after the Union Health Ministry dropped ivermectin from its list of drugs to be used while treating Covid patients.
It is to be noted that on May 10 the Goa government recommended that all persons above the age of 18 should take five tablets of ivermectin, to prevent the viral load.
