“Taking large doses of this drug is dangerous and can cause serious harm.” Health experts and medical groups seek to halt the growing use of ivermectin, a decades-old parasite drug, to treat COVID-19. The FDA warns that it can cause harmful side effects.
With a fourth wave of infections, more Americans are turning to ivermectin, a cheap drug used to kill worms and other parasites in humans and animals.
“We are urging physicians, pharmacists, and other prescribers — trusted healthcare professionals in their communities — to warn patients against the use of ivermectin outside of FDA-approved indications and guidance,” said the American Medical Association and two pharmacist groups. Louisiana and Washington issued alerts after an uptick in calls to poison control centers. Some animal feed supply stores have run out of the drug because of people buying the veterinary form to try and treat COVID-19.
The FDA has tried to debunk online claims that animal-strength versions of the drug can help fight COVID-19.“Taking large doses of this drug is dangerous and can cause serious harm,” the FDA warned in a. The drug can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, delirium and even death, said the agency.
Boulware says he prescribes the drug to patients a few times a year in the U.S. and more routinely when working in countries where intestinal parasites are common. But he and other experts have been alarmed by the explosive growth in U.S. ivermectin prescribing.
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