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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has agreed to allow the use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 patients without doctors going through the Section 21 process. This comes after SAHPRA registered another medicine in March with Ivermectin as an active ingredient. The effect of this decision is that Ivermectin is now registered in South Africa as a medicine. Registered pharmacists can now package medicines containing Ivermectin and doctors can used their discretion to prescribe it. The High Court in Pretoria will commence proceedings in the case of lobby group Afriform and Doctor George Coetzee regarding the use Ivermectin *shortly. 

Prn Liela 29/3/2021 *11H00 nosizwe

We start with breaking news ...<br><br>The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has agreed to allow the use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 patients without doctors going through the Section 21 process. This comes after SAHPRA registered another medicine in March with Ivermectin as an active ingredient. The effect of this decision is that Ivermectin is now registered in South Africa as a medicine. Registered pharmacists can now package medicines containing Ivermectin and doctors can used their discretion to prescribe it. The High Court in Pretoria will commence proceedings in the case of lobby group Afriform and Doctor George Coetzee regarding the use Ivermectin *shortly. <br><br>Prn Liela 29/3/2021 *11H00 nosizwe

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