Ivermectin and COVID-19: Why poison centers are getting calls about this controversial drug?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some medical professionals have reviewed already available drugs to see if they could be used as effective treatments. Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic, was administered to some patients across the globe, with seemingly positive effects. However, more studies show it has little to no effect when it comes to treating COVID-19. There's also been an increase in calls to poison centers by people who are taking ivermectin intended for animals.

On one side, there are some doctors who say ivermectin could help end the pandemic if used globally. On the other are public health officials who have reviewed the data and say the drug's effectiveness against COVID-19 isn't conclusive.

What is ivermectin?

Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic medicine "that works by altering cellular channels," said Dr. Soumi Eachempati, CEO of Cleared4 and former professor of surgery and public health at Weill Cornell Medical College. The drug inhibits some viruses from infecting cells, thus preventing the virus from spreading. Ivermectin is usually given to treat parasitic infections like lice and Strongyloides, according to Eachempati.

Scientists at pharmaceuticals giant Merck discovered ivermectin in 1975 and began to use it to treat scabies, river blindness and other parasitic diseases carried by worms and lice starting in 1981. It's on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines for a basic health care system. More than 250 million people take the drug across the globe each year, and it's effective for animals as well.

The drug is considered safe when taken in appropriate dosages. Side effects for the ivermectin vary depending on whether it's taken orally to treat intestinal infections or topically for skin infections. Oral tablets can cause drowsiness, nausea, vomiting and, in very rare cases, an increase in heart rate and seizures. Side effects for the topical ivermectin can include skin rash and irritation, while dry skin and stinging pain are severe and rare.

https://www.cnet.com/news/ivermectin-and-covid-19-why-poison-centers-are-getting-calls-about-this-controversial-drug/

It can also make you shit out your intestinal lining.

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[viva la]

1. I think the studies have mostly concluded it's INeffective--

"On the other are public health officials who have reviewed the data and say the drug's effectiveness against COVID-19 isn't conclusive."


That makes it sound like it MIGHT help, when there's really no evidence at all.

"Ivermectin has an inhibitory effect on RNA virus replication in vitro, but only at approx 150X standard dose.
Most patients become comatose at 10X standard dose.
So, technically it has some small (insignificant) effect."

How we got here--

Link to tweet

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. More crappy writing by the M$M ...

"The drug inhibits some viruses from infecting cells, thus preventing the virus from spreading."

That is absolutely not proven, nor even asserted by any serious authority, when applied to the human body, as opposed to what might happen in a petri dish.

Where do they get these writers?