News Forum - Public healthy secretary says “drugs are not snacks, no Favipiravir given if not necessary”

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Previously, the Public Health Ministry had decided to provide the anti-viral drug Favipiravir to more groups of Covid-19 patients, including patients who had only mild symptoms or no symptoms. However, the ministry secretary told Thai media yesterday that the direction has changed, and Favipiravir will be given to Covid-19 patients “only if necessary”. The authorities also warned of side effects of the medicine that could cause hepatitis or change eye colour to blue (in rare cases), and it was suggested not to take it together with the traditional folk medicine, green chiretta. Kiattiphum Wongrajit, the Public Health Ministry Secretary, said […]

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16 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

change eye colour to blue (in rare cases),

OH no, now there'll be people who eat this pills instead of wearing contact lenses. However due to the risk hepatitis, their eyes might turn yellow instead

[KaptainRob]

Too many News ERRORS today - Public healthy secretary ??