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India's New Covid treatment guidelines drop ivermectin, zinc, vitamins, hydroxychloroquine: DGHS norms at variance with ICMR advisory
Tribune India ^ | 06/10/2021

Posted on 06/10/2021 9:05:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

India on Monday issued a new clinical protocol for Covid treatment and dropped all commonly used treatments for mild patients of the infection, including antibiotics, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), ivermectin and antiviral drug favipiravir.

No antibiotic for mild cases

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan today hailed the new evidence-based guidelines developed by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) who said mildly ill Covid patients would be fine with just paracetamol, cough syrup and budesonide inhalation and need not be prescribed any antibiotics or major drugs at all.

This means the currently in use and much prescribed HCQ, favipiravir, ivermectin, azithromycin, doxycycline, zinc and vitamins are not required clinically and have no evidence of benefit.

The DGHS advice, however, is at variance with the ICMR advisory, which recommends both ivermectin and HCQ in mild cases. For asymptomatic patients, the new guidelines do not even recommend a blood test or any drugs and clarify “no investigation and no medications are needed at this stage”.

Mild patients would need investigation and paracetamol if symptoms of fever, cough, fatigue and other classical Covid signs persist or deteriorate.

The guidelines say no to Baba Ramdev’s Coronil and 2-DG drug for moderately ill patients and recommends monitoring of oxygen saturation, controlling comorbidities and giving steroids and anticoagulants as per medical advice.

The guidance lays down clear indications for the use of tocilizumab drug in severely ill patients and also tells doctors how and when to prescribe. It stresses the need to recruit a hospital infection committee to ensure prevention from fungal infections like mucormycosis and spells out a clear use and dosage of amphotericin B, which is in short supply currently.

The new advice says no to irrational and rampant use of chest CT scans and indicates when to use a chest X-ray. “Exercise extreme caution when ordering a chest CT scan. Patients must remain socially engaged and stay positive,” the guidance says.




TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: covid19; hydroxychloroquine; india; ivermectin; zinc
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To: SeekAndFind
This is surreal.
"WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan today hailed the new evidence-based guidelines..."

"This means the currently in use and much prescribed HCQ, ... ivermectin, ... are not required clinically and have no evidence of benefit."

What is "this"? The WHO hailing some random new treatment as "evidence-based" is said to mean that a proven treatment has "no evidence of benefit."
21 posted on 06/10/2021 9:55:16 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is the last legally elected U.S. President.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“why paracetamol”

Because it reduces fever and relieves aches and pains associated with flu like viruses.

In other words, treat the symptoms and let the virus run its course.


22 posted on 06/10/2021 9:57:35 PM PDT by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
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To: Piers

The Indian Dr Fauci


23 posted on 06/10/2021 10:03:09 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: Piers
Yes, she is:

"Soumya Swaminathan Yadav is an Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist known for her research on tuberculosis and HIV. Since March 2019, Swaminathan has served as the Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization."

24 posted on 06/10/2021 10:16:00 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Piers

If WHO wasn’t criminal before, they can now be found culpable for every death in India resulting from these heinously negligent dictates.


25 posted on 06/10/2021 10:17:52 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ve said before: our public health authorities, Pharma, and their lackeys in conventional medicine are arguably accessories to murder.


26 posted on 06/10/2021 10:25:47 PM PDT by SecAmndmt (Aim small, miss small)
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To: SeekAndFind
Yeah, I noticed that a few days ago...somewhat...momentarily.

New treatment guidelines drop ivermectin, zinc, vitamins, hydroxychloroquine
DGHS norms at variance with ICMR advisory
Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 7
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/new-treatment-guidelines-drop-ivermectin-zinc-vitamins-hcq-265244

In new guidelines, Govt drops use of Ivermectin, HCQ, Favipiravir for COVID treatment
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/govt-drops-use-ivermectin-hcq-favipiravir-covid-treatment-no-steam-health-ministry-new-guidelines-latest-news-709869

Ivermectin, HCQ Dropped From One Covid Treatment List, Kept On Another
Ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and anti-viral Favipiravir were removed after experts found them not to be beneficial to patients infected with coronavirus, according to officials.

NDTV
All India
Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Arun Nair
Updated: June 07, 2021
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ivermectin-hcq-doxycycline-dropped-from-covid-treatment-list-by-health-ministry-2458144
"Ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and favipiravir - used for asymptomatic and mild cases - were removed from DGHS guidelines after experts found they did not help patients infected with the coronavirus, according to officials."

27 posted on 06/10/2021 10:36:42 PM PDT by familyop
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To: SeekAndFind

From the Tribune in India:

“No antibiotic for mild cases

No antibiotics or antiviral drug favipiravir for mild patients

No steam inhalation (people doing this in excess)

Hydration, good diet, positive mindset, social connection important for recovery

Remdesivir, tocilizumab use only in severely ill cases, as per fresh DGHS norms”


28 posted on 06/10/2021 10:43:55 PM PDT by familyop
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To: SeekAndFind

Dr. Darrell DeMello Discusses COVID Outpatient Management (in India) ... mostly Ivermectin in early clinical treatment with great success in Dr DeMello’s large practice. Is dr? FauXi influencing India to declare Ivermectin is not useful? FauX + Xi = Fauci!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdKgxv5e2kk


29 posted on 06/10/2021 10:58:41 PM PDT by Darch
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To: blueplum

India is in the malaria belt. I’m sure there’s plenty of HCQ to go around.


30 posted on 06/11/2021 1:57:13 AM PDT by steve8714 (Evidently the Oxford comma is racist, sexist, or homophobic. You decide which.)
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To: SecAmndmt

It goes beyond murder to crimes against humanity, and add Big Media and Big Tech to those involved in the conspiracy. There should be Nuremberg-type tribunals with Nuremberg-level punishments.


31 posted on 06/11/2021 2:11:20 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: blueplum

If they’re shot on resources they should send people home with Ziverdo kits. Reducing the time people are shedding virus should reduce R0.

https://www.rxindia.com/medicines/medicines-by-therapeutic-class/covid-19/ziverdo-kit/

Currently out of stock at this site, but had been being sold for months, for cheap.


32 posted on 06/11/2021 2:15:30 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

They are bound and determined that ALL will be vaccinated!! The PUSH for this vaccine is VERY SUSPECT!!

I know right? It's almost as if they want to prevent as many people as possible from contracting China's bioweapon or something. Very fishy.

33 posted on 06/11/2021 3:07:09 AM PDT by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz )
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

“WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan...”

Yes, WHO got to them.

I really like the advice for those with Covid to maintain social connections and not get chest x-rays. (Not sure why those two are lumped together - other than I guess it would be weird trying to fit more than one person in the x-ray thingy.)


34 posted on 06/11/2021 3:13:10 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: saintgermaine

The National Institute of Health (NIH - whom Fauci was a member at the time - perhaps still is) wrote a paper on how highly effective HCQ was on SARS back in 2005.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1232869/


35 posted on 06/11/2021 3:15:25 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: 21twelve

You do realize that papers printed in PubMed are often pre-prints and have not necessarily gone under peer review and the PubMed is an open source meaning pretty much anyone can publish their papers there.


36 posted on 06/11/2021 3:24:57 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bummer for them - they cut their case rate by 80% when they returned to Ivermectin. Now it’s off to the races again.


37 posted on 06/11/2021 3:35:34 AM 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: MD Expat in PA

I’m surprised that our government allows such disinformation to be put out on a government website.


38 posted on 06/11/2021 3:36:09 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: 21twelve

It is not “disinformation” per se. It is a place were researchers can publish their papers and findings and enable other researches to try to duplicate their results or critique their research methods. Articles published on PubMed are often pre-prints meaning they have not yet been subjected to critique or serious peer review or had their results duplicated or disproven by others.


39 posted on 06/11/2021 3:42:23 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yes, India should rely on traditional, proven effective treatments for Covid, including drinking cow urine and bathing in cow excrement. /s


40 posted on 06/11/2021 3:47:33 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Der Impfstoff macht frei.)
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