Ivermectin in Australia

New restrictions on prescribing ivermectin for COVID-19 (10 September 2021) TGA, acting on the advice of the Advisory Committee for Medicines Scheduling placed new restrictions on the prescribing of oral ivermectin. General practitioners are now only able to prescribe ivermectin for TGA-approved conditions - scabies and certain parasitic infections Certain specialists will be permitted to prescribe ivermectin for other unapproved indications if they believe it is appropriate for a particular patient Ivermectin is not approved for use in COVID-19 in Australia currently strongly discouraged by the National COVID Clinical Evidence Taskforce, the World Health Organisation and the US Food and Drug Administration Recommendation There is insufficient evidence for the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) to recommend either fo