Posted on Sep 5, 2021

Ivermectin: Oklahoma doctor warns against using drug for Covid treatment

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A US doctor is urging people to stop taking the horse deworming drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19.

Patients have been needing urgent treatment at emergency units in Oklahoma hospitals after overdosing on the drug, Dr Jason McElyea says.

Small doses of Ivermectin are approved for use on humans, but not for Covid.

"You've got to have a prescription for this medication for a reason - because it can be dangerous," Dr McElyea told the BBC.

He said a "handful" of people overdosing on the drug were putting further strain on hospital staff already stretched by a surge in Covid cases.

"The [emergency rooms] are so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting to facilities where they can get definitive care and be treated," he told local broadcaster KFOR earlier this week.

Ivermectin, mainly a veterinary deworming agent, can be used in small doses to treat some human conditions.

But the drug has become controversial after being promoted as a way of treating or preventing Covid, despite being so far unproven.

Ivermectin: Oklahoma doctor warns against using drug for Covid treatment

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SP5 Dennis Loberger

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They won't get the vaccine but will take a dewormer that has not been proven to have any benefit for COVID because they saw it on the internet. Yikes

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SSG (Join to see)

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https://ivmmeta.com/
The articke is fake news meant to mislead you.
dont take de-wormer, but a perscription of Ivermectin may help fight covid

Ivermectin for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis of 63 studies

63 ivermectin COVID-19 controlled studies. Early treatment - 69% improvement, p 0.0001. Prophylaxis - 86% improvement, p 0.0001. All studies - 67% improvement, p 0.0001.

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CPT Christopher Stanco

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Ivermectin has been approved for human for many years- ITS NOT JUST FOR HORSES.
Ivermectin fir human consumption has proven effective AND IS NOT BEING PRESCRIBED to help those who have covid.

It defies logic.

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MSgt Steve Sweeney

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It is effective as an anti-parasite medication which is the use the FDA approved for the medication. The active ingredient can have antiviral properties, but only at doses high enough to suppress transfer proteins and inhibit cellular metabolism and reproduction, specifically cellular development and determination actions.

Don't take it unless you have parasites like intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis and prescribed for treating those conditions.

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LTC Vincent Moore

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https://gnews.org/1476750/

Greenlight for Ivermectin in Japan - GNEWS

Japan is now in its worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic after the summer Olympic Game. With the excellent testimonials of taking ivermectin demonstrated significant benefits in reducing infections and deaths in India, Argentina and many other countries, Japanese medical officials finally declared that it was time to greenlight doctors to prescribe ivermectin.

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