Ivermectin
Ivermectin is an off-patent (generic), inexpensive medication which is considered by some to be an effective treatment for COVID-19 as suggested by numerous, constantly updated studies compiled on-line.[1]
Ivermectin has been described as:
| “ | a cheap, safe drug designed to treat parasites that had almost no known side effects ....
“We kind of thought, well, there’s no negatives to taking this,” said [a COVID patient]. “It’s not going to have any really bad side effects. If it could help, why not?” Within 24 hours, her fever was gone. After two days, Coutts felt completely herself again.[2] |
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Efficacy Questioned
The efficacy of a drug being promoted for treating Covid-19 is in serious doubt after a major study suggesting the treatment is effective against the virus was withdrawn due to “ethical concerns”. [3]
The preprint study on the efficacy and safety of ivermectin – a drug used against parasites such as worms and headlice – in treating Covid-19, led by Dr Ahmed Elgazzar from Benha University in Egypt, was published on the Research Square website in November. [4]