Thread by @BooSoonYew67

The #Ivermectin story in #Malaysia with regards to its usage in treating #COVID19 patients has taken a new twist !!
m.malaysiakini.com/letters/575402

Now just to put things in context.. remember #COVID19 raging in #India just a month back.. with thousands of daily deaths, open cremation & bodies thrown into the Ganges.. article below is on 24th May 2021..
google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.…

Yet within #India .. where individual States have authority to decide on health matters.. Some chose to use #Ivermectin for #COVID19 .. some chose not to.. And the results were pretty staggering !!
thedesertreview.com/news/national/…

And of course back to our #Malaysia .. the KKM stance was a no-go with #Ivermectin .. citing "absence of clinical data" ..
Article dated 16th May 2021
thesundaily.my/home/covid-do-…

This stance by KKM in May 2021 was based on FDA recommendations.. that says in no uncertain terms "Why you should not use #Ivermectin " for #COVID19 patients.
Dated 5th Mac 2021
fda.gov/consumers/cons…

So is there really no clinical data ??
KKM has just decided to embark on such an approach, endorsing a clinical trial on use of #Ivermectin for #COVID19 patients in #Malaysia ..
Article dated 5th Jun 2021
google.com/amp/s/kpkesiha…

More details on this upcoming clinical trial, on #Ivermectin use for #COVID19 px ..
Article dated, 5th June 2021
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/natio…

Now.. I believe we are in the quest of saving lives.. and any solid basis for a mode of medication surely warrants serious consideration !!
These gentlemen certainly knows #IvermectinWorks for #COVID19 patients !!
m.malaysiakini.com/letters/575402

And these are their findings.. looking at various studies ALREADY PUBLISHED !! CLINICAL DATA ALREADY AVAILABLE !! #Ivermectin #IvermectinWorks for #COVID19
patients .. m.malaysiakini.com/letters/575402

Another 2 sets of studies countered.. #Ivermectin was "shown" not to be of significant help to #COVID19 px.. But is it so ? m.malaysiakini.com/letters/575402

Now doctors in #India are so convinced of use #Ivermectin to help #COVID19 px .. that some have even advocated its use as a prophylaxis !! Extreme yet true !!
medicalupdateonline.com/2021/05/choosi…

@threadreaderapp .. unroll .. TQ

#Ivermectin story is really a worldwide matter now !! As the question is posed.. "Why not a large scale study ? To prove or disprove its effectiveness for #COVID19 px ??

https://twitter.com/duzBme/status/1399230144531906565?s=19

Things as they say.. are ramping up !! The #Ivermectin story.. which I must say, many in #Malaysia are pretty outdated in their timeline !!
This was a tweet on 1st June 2021..

https://twitter.com/PierreKory/status/1399457937278570515?s=19

And this is the actual article related to the legal notice served upon a WHO chief scientist !! For alleged spreading of disinformation on #Ivermectin !!
trialsitenews.com/indian-bar-ass…

And the alleged disinformation by the WHO chief scientist is pretty damning !! #Ivermectin #COVID19

trialsitenews.com/indian-bar-ass…

Link to eventual legal notice that was served on the WHO chief scientist for alleged disinformation regarding #Ivermectin & #COVID19 px..

https://twitter.com/BakhleD/status/1398963404098834436?s=19

And just to be fair.. we do have the other side of the coin.. recommending caution while considering findings that point to benefits of #Ivermectin for #COVID19 ..
ebm.bmj.com/content/early/…

Here is a good article by Prof Schirrmacher .. composing a look at #Ivermectin .. its background.. its effectiveness in various studies done.. and also the obstacles placed in its way now..
thomasschirrmacher.net/blog/ivermecti…

But let it be on record that I DISAGREE with using #Ivermectin as a #prophylaxis for #COVID19 !!
That would be downright irresponsible & leading to a false sense of security.. even if its purpose is for economic reasons as in Goa, India as below..
medpagetoday.com/special-report…

Now with regards to usage of a drug for treatment of diseases in #Malaysia .. There is a strict protocol that needs to adhered to, and here it is, nicely put by a pharmacist..

https://twitter.com/Fahmibinhassan/status/1401777656035635200?s=19