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India's State of Uttar Pradesh: New Protocol Ivermectin to replace Hydroxychloroquine in treatment of Covid-19 patients
Indian Express via MSN ^ | 08/10/2020 | Maulshree Seth

Posted on 08/10/2020 6:53:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to replace Hydroxychloroquine with Ivermectin for prevention and treatment of Covid-19.

An order specifying the dosage and use of Ivermectin for both prevention as well as treatment has been issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Health & Medicine) Amit Mohan Prasad to all the chief medical officers in the state.

Sources in the government said that the decision to replace Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with Ivermectin was taken after encouraging results in Agra, where it was used on an experimental basis.

Sources said that the medicine proved even more effective in not only in the treatment of Covid-19 patients but also in preventing large scale infection among frontline health workers engaged in the treatment and handling of Covid-19 patients.

“There were a lot of issues with HCQ. Therefore, we have now been instructed to instead use Ivermectin as per the prescribed doses. We will start distribution of the medicine among frontline health workers and also during contact tracing from Saturday onwards,” said Lucknow Chief Medical Officer Dr RP Singh.

The decision and the dosage protocol of the drug were finalised at a meeting of medical experts chaired by Director General Medical and Health on August 4.

For Covid patients, Ivermectin along with Doxycyclin has been prescribed.

For healthcare workers, it has been suggested to give Ivermectin dose on first, seventh and 30th day and then once a month.

However, as a caution, Ivermectin has not been advised for pregnant women or children below two years, just like Doxycyclin. Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum drug with potentials effects to treat a range of diseases, with its antimicrobial, antiviral, and anti-cancer properties, according to Nature.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: covid; covid19; hydroxychloroquine; ivermectin; treatment; uttarpradesh
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To: adorno

That’s about the scope of it.....the MILLIONS of ‘issues’ were that Trump mentioned it.


21 posted on 08/10/2020 8:08:56 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: SeekAndFind

So, how long before the FDA bans Ivermectin?


22 posted on 08/10/2020 8:11:03 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: SeekAndFind

Bkmk


23 posted on 08/10/2020 8:16:21 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Jane Long

Quite right, Jane. But if this is more effective...


24 posted on 08/10/2020 8:32:37 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Crucial

That’s what time (and any reliable studies??) will tell.

I’m all for what works the best, overall.

May end up being a combo.....to treat the masses.


25 posted on 08/10/2020 8:48:13 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Ken522

That drug has been around for years
Used to treat river blindness ( parasite) in Africa and scabies and headlice
One of the world’s safest drugs and widely used


26 posted on 08/10/2020 9:08:32 PM PDT by silverleaf (Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zones)
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To: Equine1952

Dont use the whole tube unless the patient weighs 1250 pounds

This is not medical advice....


27 posted on 08/10/2020 9:10:14 PM PDT by silverleaf (Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zones)
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To: Steve_Seattle

As soon as people start talking about it

Human drug version is called Stromectol


28 posted on 08/10/2020 9:11:26 PM PDT by silverleaf (Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zones)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not taking it. Don’t care what they say. All credibility is lost.


29 posted on 08/10/2020 9:15:19 PM PDT by know.your.why (If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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To: silverleaf

Boy yeah, you weigh as much as my wife’s red pony you got over lying, under lying, and in between lying conditions. First question, how the hell did you get in Walmart? I’ve never seen anyone in there wearing a saddle and a mask. Besides it’s the vet you gotta see.


30 posted on 08/10/2020 9:17:36 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: Equine1952

Amazon or just about any farm store
$6 a tube
Prob gonna disappear when people find out

This is not veterinary advice


31 posted on 08/10/2020 9:59:59 PM PDT by silverleaf (Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zones)
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To: steve86

“What’s so hard about dividing by 10???”

I read up on the dosage recommendations in India, and this is what I can tell for people who are NOT yet infected (as always, I am NOT a doctor):

1: Dosage is 12 mg (keep in mind that people are much lighter there, so 12 mg might be low here).
2: If you think you had contact with an infected person, then take a Day 1 dose, followed by a Day 7 dose.
3: If you work in healthcare, do the same as above, then follow with a Day 30 dose. Continue every 30 days if your work keeps you at risk of infected people.

The equine version is a tube with about 114 mg in it, by my calculation. For a human wanting 12 mg, the tube is good for 9.5 doses (again, at 12 mg per dose).

So far I haven’t been able to ascertain the risk regarding a human taking the proper amount of the equine version, but if there is a risk, I’d like to know.

Again, do your own homework, and don’t take this medicine without a doctor telling you it’s ok.


32 posted on 08/10/2020 10:05:23 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here)
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To: Equine1952
It’s also used to worm horses and comes in Apple flavor.

Why would anyone want to worm horses? DE-worming ... yes. But worming?! Ugh!
33 posted on 08/10/2020 10:11:10 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Equine1952

It tastes horrible. And the banana flavor is worse.


34 posted on 08/10/2020 11:23:43 PM PDT by ottbmare (the OTTB mare)
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To: know.your.why

RE: Don’t care what they say. All credibility is lost.

Can you elaborate as to why?


35 posted on 08/11/2020 3:22:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Ivermectin has been in use since the 1970’s, who has the patent for this?>>>>>>>>

It was discovered in Japan and an anti-parasitic.

I am not sure whether the patent is valid after 50 years have expired.Its an open drug IMHO. made by many corporations all over ye world.


36 posted on 08/11/2020 4:34:58 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Equine1952

Found myself mentally calculating the dose for a 200 pound human. Years a go one of my geldings snort an dose of apple out of his mouth and it hit me in my open mouth. The apple flavor isn’t bad.


37 posted on 08/11/2020 4:39:53 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: SeekAndFind

BFL


38 posted on 08/11/2020 4:58:51 AM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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To: SeekAndFind
The Australian Centre for Digestive Diseases says the medication is an effective treatment...

I won't believe it until I hear it from the Podiatrist's Guild.

39 posted on 08/11/2020 4:59:35 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: SeekAndFind
RE: Don’t care what they say. All credibility is lost.

Can you elaborate as to why?


I've always thought that HCQ+ was the safe,effective treatment for CV19 and then I watched a corrupt political agenda demonize it in a sad attempt to feed their insatiable appetite for power even more no matter the cost. As far as I am concerned there is no reason to use anything other than a proven, safe, effective drug that been in use for decades. I cannot trust any other "cure" that was developed under such circumstances as we see today.
40 posted on 08/11/2020 5:03:46 AM PDT by know.your.why (If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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