No drug has been registered to treat coronavirus in Kuwait or in the world until now.

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 26: In order to avoid the health risks and complications that may result from such drugs, which may lead to death or serious birth defects as happened globally in drug trials the Assistant Undersecretary for Drug and Food Control Affairs, Dr. Abdullah Al-Badr, warned against taking any drugs and treatments that are not registered in the Ministry of Health, and are not internationally approved.

Although there has been no drug been registered to treat corona virus in Kuwait or anywhere in the world until now.

Al-Badr said that some of the risks of medicines do not appear until after long periods, as evidenced by the most famous example in the history of drug safety, which is the drug thalidomide, which was popularly used in the late fifties and early sixties of the last century in European countries, Canada and other countries as a sedative drug and to treat nausea cases. in morning s for pregnant women, and after using it for several years by pregnant women, it was found that it caused serious birth defects that caused the birth of children without hands or legs.

Al-Badr called on Kuwaitis and expats not to turn to rumors and misleading news on social media.