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Don’t Use Veterinary Drug Ivermectin Against COVID, FDA Warns

March 9, 2021

Via: Drugs.com
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Desperate for a treatment against COVID-19, some Americans have reached for an anti-parasitic drug aimed at animals, with serious consequences, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.

“Never use medications intended for animals on yourself. Ivermectin preparations for animals are very different from those approved for humans,” the FDA cautioned in a statement.

The agency has received multiple reports of people who’ve required medical care, including hospitalization, after self-medicating with a version of the drug ivermectin intended for horses.

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