Since the pandemic began there’s been vast amounts of misinformation and medical theories about what can cure or curtail COVID-19. Some have tried a drug used on horses called Director of Louisiana Poison Control center Dr. Mark Ryan said based on the few studies done, it’s not proven to treat COVID.
“There’s no data that says it’s any better and a placebo, just a dummy drug, and from what I’ve seen from ivermectin, that’s been the case,” said Ryan.
Even though the ivermectin is most often prescribed for horses, the antiparasitic is also used in humans, but Ryan said taking the drug without oversight from a physician could be dangerous.
“You always have to worry about what other drugs they may be taking that interact or what other conditions they might have that would preclude them from taking it,” said Ryan.
Ryan said ivermectin was at one time used in hospitals to treat patients when nothing else proved to be effective, but as physicians have found more useful drug therapies the medication has been removed as an option.
“I think those are rapidly being removed and going away and the general consensus is no use for ivermectin with COVID,” said Ryan.
Ryan said never try to treat yourself, especially with nonproven drug therapy, without the oversight of your physician.
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