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Health Ministry new guideline drops use of ivermectin, Doxycycline, anti-viral favipiravir, for Covid-19 treatment

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The health ministry has written to the doctors’ community to drop drugs like hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, doxycycline, zinc, multivitamins etc from prescription. “No other Covid-19 specific medication is required. The patient may have to be investigated further if symptoms persist or deteriorate,” the ministry stated.
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