Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority says dexamethasone, a steroid drug that British medical scientists have hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus should not be used for the prevention of COVID-19.
The FDA in a statement said dexamethasone is a corticosteroid medicine that can only be prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner for specific indications, warning that the drug has some serious side effects.
"The public is therefore cautioned against the purchase, stocking and use of dexamethasone or any other corticosteroid medicine unless certified by healthcare professionals," the statement said.
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