CDC Alerts Doctors After Sharp Increase in Ivermectin Use for COVID

August 27, 2021

(Medscape) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning physicians to be on the lookout for cases of ivermectin overdose, as people increasingly self-prescribe the drug in an effort to prevent or treat COVID-19. Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug that is used to treat river blindness and intestinal roundworm infection in humans and to de-worm pets and livestock.  Lotions and creams containing ivermectin are also used to treat head lice and rosacea. A study published last March showed that ivermectin killed SARS-CoV-2 in cells growing in a lab within 48 hours, and proposed that the medication be investigated as a cheap and easily available treatment for COVID-19. But cells are not people, and subsequent studies have failed to find any benefit. Others have been flagged for fraud.  (Read Full Article)