TheYouser | 13 points | Feb 23 2021 15:09:09

St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno tested ivermectin in 30 patients with covid-19.

The health of the majority managed to improve after the use of ivermectin in conjunction with further treatment to such an extent that they could be released home, the head of the 1st internal cardioangiology clinic of the hospital Michal Rezek said in a press release on Tuesday. Doctors have been giving the antiviral to selected patients with a more severe course of the disease since last November. "So far, there are a small number of patients so that we can draw comprehensive conclusions. However, treatment tolerance was very good, side effects were minimal, the health of the vast majority of patients was improved after taking ivermectin and in combination with further treatment. dismissal home, " Rezek said.

Doctors intend to continue ivermectin treatment. "Ivermectin is cheaper than other drugs, but now it is difficult to access because it is not registered in the Czech Republic yet," Rezek said. According to hospital spokeswoman Dana Lipovská, doctors also use remdesivir to treat patients with coronavirus. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) also recently commented on the use of ivermectin. He presented the opinion of the director of the State Institute for Drug Control (ŠÚKL) Irena Storová. According to her, most studies on this drug are incomplete. According to the Minister of Health Jan Blatný (for YES), ivermectin is not suitable or effective for the treatment of covid-19, said Babiš.

https://www.cas.sk/clanok/1092596/nemocnica-v-brne-nasadila-30-pacientom-s-covid-om-ivermektin-nadsene-slova-primara/

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