Covid-19 : Government warns, do not use these medicines to avoid corona

The government has warned the common people not to use the anti-malarial drug hydrochloroquine in the treatment of corona virus. In a recent report, the malaria drug hydrochloroquine was shown to be effective in the treatment of Kovid 19, after which the sale of this drug was greatly increased.

The drug was considered to be very effective on the rapidly growing disease SARS-CoV2 (covid 19), but India has also banned its exports to prevent its hasty use. The reasoning behind this is that without controlled clinical trials, no conclusion can be reached about this drug. Raman R. Gangakhedkar, Chief of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Epidemiology, said on the use of this medicine-

“We are giving hydrochloroquine as a drug experiment to some people. After research we have chosen to give medicine to such people from many sections. These people are very few, so they can be easily monitored. It is for some people, not for all. "

Giving further information, he said that the drug is divided into two parts on the basis of infection and flu and its symptoms to be used for the treatment of disease. One category includes people who do not show any symptoms of the disease. This includes people associated with the healthcare sector who are suspected patients of Kovid 19 or a Comfort case. On the other hand, there are such laboratory confirmed cases which are closely related to patients.

This medicine cannot be given to people below 15 years of age or above 60 years of age as it also has side effects. On Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry issued a directive to the states to prohibit the misuse of anticoagulant drugs along with hydrochloroquine. In this regard, Delhi's Drug Control Officer Atul Nasa says, "Ever since the news of giving hydrochloroquine to health workers and patients exposed to Kovid-19, people started visiting the chemist shop to buy this drug." Were. While not everyone needs this medicine. In such a situation, advisory was issued that all chemists should not sell this medicine without any medical prescription. In such a situation, no one can get this medicine without medical advice.

At the same time, India has banned its exports due to lack of hand sanitizer and ventilator in the country. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued a notification amending the export policy to restrict exports with immediate effect on ventilators, artificial respiratory devices.

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