The Ministry of Public Health informs this month that it does not recommend the use of ivermectin in medical surgeries.
In a public opinion, it is explained that this medicine has not been tried as a treatment for coronavirus in the Dominican Republic.
Continuation of the integral text of the communication, directed to the entire population, signed by Minister Plutarco Arias:
The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance and the General Directorate of Medicines, Foods and Sanitary Products (Digemaps), in the attributions that the Ley General of Health No. 42-01, informs the next about IVERMECTINA:
No recommendation for medical surgeries. This medicine has not been approved as a treatment for COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic.