Ivermectin Did Not Reduce COVID Hospitalizations, Study Shows

Ivermectin Did Not Reduce COVID Hospitalizations, Study Shows

March 21, 2022 The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin does not reduce hospitalizations of people infected with COVID-19, according to a large study conducted in Canada. Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario studied around 1,358 COVID patients who were at risk for severe disease because they had diabetes or other conditions, The Wall Street Journal reported. Half … Read more

Ivermectin Not Effective in Stopping Severe COVID, Study Finds

Ivermectin Not Effective in Stopping Severe COVID, Study Finds

Feb. 22, 2022 — Ivermectin, the controversial anti-parasitic drug, does not help treat mild to moderate COVID-19, another new study has found. “The study findings do not support the use of ivermectin for patients with COVID-19,” researchers said in the study published last week in JAMA Internal Medicine. The trial took place at 20 public … Read more

People Hospitalized After Taking Animal Drug Ivermectin for COVID

People Hospitalized After Taking Animal Drug Ivermectin for COVID

Early studies in cell cultures seemed to indicate that ivermectin could prevent COVID-19 from entering cells, but that has not panned out in humans, Hendrickson said. Yet, the drug continues to be touted by those who oppose COVID-19 vaccines, even though no proof exists that it is effective in preventing or treating COVID-19, he … Read more

Judge: Hospital Doesn’t Have to Give Patient Ivermectin

Judge: Hospital Doesn’t Have to Give Patient Ivermectin

Sept. 8, 2021 — An Ohio judge ruled that a hospital does not have to give a patient the drug ivermectin as part of COVID-19 treatment because it hasn’t been proven effective, even though a doctor prescribed it. Ivermectin is used to prevent parasites in animals such as horses and cows. Some conservative media … Read more

FDA: Stop Using Ivermectin Veterinary Drug to Treat COVID

FDA: Stop Using Ivermectin Veterinary Drug to Treat COVID

MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Taking a drug meant for horses and cattle to prevent or treat COVID-19 is dangerous and could be fatal, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns. The agency has received multiple reports of people who have been hospitalized after “self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses,” the agency … Read more

COVID-19: States ignore WHO recommendation on Ivermectin, here’s what doctor who wrote white paper on the drug has to say

COVID-19: States ignore WHO recommendation on Ivermectin, here’s what doctor who wrote white paper on the drug has to say

World Health Organisation/Dr Surya Kant Tripathi. (Image Source: Reuters/Screengrab) The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently recommended that antiparasitic drug Ivermectin must be used to treat COVID-19 patients within the clinical trials only. The WHO sighted lack of conclusive data behind this recommendation, which is applicable to “patients with COVID-19 of any disease severity.” Despite this, … Read more