Book About ‘War on Ivermectin’ Distributed By Major Publishing House
Pierre Kory, MD, one of the most vocal proponents of ivermectin for COVID-19, has the support of Simon & Schuster, with the leading publishing house slated to distribute his upcoming book, which claims the widely discredited drug “saved millions.” Slated for release in February 2023, The War on Ivermectin: The Medicine That Saved Millions and […]
Largest Ivermectin Trial Fails to Show Benefit in COVID Outpatients
Early use of ivermectin in COVID-19 patients at high-risk for severe disease failed to lower the risk of hospitalization or prolonged emergency department (ED) observation, a large randomized trial showed. In an adaptive platform trial in Brazil, an intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis found that 14.7% of patients in the ivermectin group and 16.3% of patients in […]
Ivermectin Works! (For River Blindness in Nigeria)
Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin appeared to interrupt transmission of onchocerciasis, or river blindness, in several Nigerian states, and may have eliminated it altogether in other parts of the country, researchers said. With a consistent MDA program, transmission of river blindness was “suspected” to be interrupted in four states in southern Nigeria, and transmission […]
ivermectin (Stromectol): Generic, Uses, Side Effects, Interactions & Dosages
What is ivermectin, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic medication. Ivermectin works by binding to invertebrate muscle and nerve cells of parasites, causing paralysis and death of parasites. Ivermectin is active against the non-adult form of Onchocerca volvulus. Ivermectin is also active against the intestinal activity of Strongyloides stercoralis. […]