FDA Says Ivermectin Remains Unapproved for COVID-19 Treatment
When ivermectin was available without restriction, there was a fourteenfold reduction in nationwide excess deaths. Once access to ivermectin was restricted by the government, a thirteenfold increase in excess deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 17 clarified that it had not authorized or approved the use of ivermectin in preventing or treating COVID-19.
Ivermectin is an FDA-approved antiparasitic
drug that is used to treat neglected tropical diseases, including
parasitic worm infections (helminthiases), onchocerciasis (or river
blindness), and scabies. ---More...
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