It just doesn't happen to be registered for human use in south africa.
13+ Is Ivermectin Registered For Human Use In South Africa Venezuela. One group told business insider south africa it was standing by to sell 12mg ivermectin tablets at r350 for a sleeve of 10, with free collection at various sites across the country. The drug is currently not registered for human.
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In terms of the safety and efficacy of this. It has been registered in south africa for the treatment of a skin condition and is used elsewhere to treat river blindness and other diseases caused by parasites in humans. But the use of ivermectin for coronavirus treatment has divided opinion in the country.
No specific safety issue (except the claim the drug could kill you) was cited as the reason.
Common side effects associated with ivermectin are diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, somnolence and dizziness5. Common side effects associated with ivermectin are diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, somnolence and dizziness5. Sahpra approves ivermectin for controlled human use wednesday, january 27, 2021 the south african health products regulatory authority (sahpra) has given the green light for the controlled use of ivermectin for humans. Still sahpra occasionally grants section 21 permits for the use of unregistered ivermectin as a prescription medicine for the treatment of patients with pathogenic parasitic diseases not responding to other medicines.
