Ivermectin has been lifesaving for people with parasitic infections like river blindness and strongyloidiasis. But taking it for COVID-19 may result in the opposite effect. Here s a brief history.
Ivermectin has been a game-changing treatment for people with certain infectious diseases, but it isn't going to save patients from COVID-19. In fact, it could cost them their lives. The unsubstantiated push to use of invermectin for COVID-19 has led to a flood of calls to U.S. poison control centers for ivermectin overdoses.
Ivermectin is an over 30-year-old wonder drug that treats life- and sight-threatening parasitic infections. Its lasting influence on global health has been so profound that two of the key researchers in its discovery and development won the Nobel Prize in 2015. I’ve been an infectious disease pharmacist for over 25…