TrumpLyftAlles | 6 points
Combating COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Memorandum from Developing Country (found 2020-05-29)The PDF can be downloaded from here. It is 20 pages long.
Here is the part that mentions ivermectin:
Another approach was from Professor Dr Tarek Alam, head of medicine of Bangladesh Medical College and Hospital, who along with his team frequently used antiprotozoal medicine named ivermectin in a single dose with an antibiotic called Doxycycline that demonstrated an astounding result in curing some COVID-19 patients. Around 60 COVID-19 positive patients with respiratory issues were prescribed the drug by Dr. Tarek and his medical team. After second test of those patients in IEDCR, it was confirmed that the patients who were under the research turned out to be COVID-19 negative. According to Dr. Tarek and his medical team, they were recovered within 4 days after applying the combination of medicine. These drug combinations will not cause any side effect. According to them, the overall cost for medicine is approximately 30 BDT. For the approval of their medicine, they have contacted DGHS (Directorate General of Health Services) and other government organizations. Also, the trials and study for success rate and side effects have already been commenced by DGHS. If it turns out to be successful, it will be a global breakthrough discovery by Bangladeshi doctors in the history of corona treatment.
It seems highly relevant that a trial was registered today, to be done in Bangladesh (not by Dr. Alam) and looking at ivermectin + doxycycline -- the combination that Dr. Alan claimed to have great success with! It looks like a solid design.
30 BDT is about $0.35 USD.
Good deal! In the US, 3mg ivermectin pills cost about $2.25 each.