A couple of months earlier in March, WHO issued a set of guidelines against the use of antiparasitic drug Ivermectin, except in clinical trials.
“Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication.
In March, the World Health Organization had warned that ivermectin should not be used to treat coronavirus patients. Due to a heavy rise in people claiming ivermectin to be a “miracle cure”, the UN organisation issued a set of guidelines saying that the drug should only be used on COVID-19 patients in clinical trial settings.