Unlicensed drugs illegally imported into NI claiming to tackle Covid-19 – Swann

Wed, 22 Jul, 2020 - 15:27

Michael McHugh, PA

Unlicensed drugs have been illegally imported into Northern Ireland claiming to be for the treatment of Covid-19, Health Minister Robin Swann has said.

Clinical trials are ongoing but there is no medicine licensed specifically to treat or prevent the infection.

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