Question reference: S5W-34506
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to start trials of the drug, Ivermectin, in light of its reported effectiveness at all stages of COVID-19 and research on the drug being supported by the World Health Organization through its Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.
Answer
Potential new therapeutic approaches to COVID-19 are tested through the UK-wide platform trials, including RECOVERY, PRINCIPLE and REMAP-CAP. These trials are active in Scotland. An independent COVID-19 Therapeutics Advisory Panel (UK-CTAP) advises on what treatments should be proposed for testing through the platform trials. An open nominations portal for UK-CTAP is managed by UK Research and Innovation.
Guidance: making a proposal for COVID-19 therapeutics clinical trials - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)