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Re:Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent Cov... by simonh on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:32PM (#28519123)
They give two reasons that I think are much more than uh, we haven't said it's ok. One is people are getting sick and hospitalised for taking this stuff. The second is, it can have interactions with other medications people might be taking or conditions they might have. Also the stuff you have might be free of non-active ingredients with adverse risks for humans, but other formulations might well contain such ingredients.

Note that the FDA does not say don't take it if your doctor prescribes it, they just say in that case you should follow the directions precisely. The problem is the majority of people taking this stuff don't seem to be doing so under medical guidance. That's a serious issue they have a responsibility to address.

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Re:Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent Cov... by panny on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:48AM (#28521184)
The "ivermectin overdoses" story was debunked.

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1434538877642027015

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Re:Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent Cov... by simonh on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @07:33AM (#28523127)
A report has been discredited, but the National Poison Data System states there were 459 reported cases of ivermectin overdose in the United States in August. That's a 245% jump compared to July.

There's a fair bit of exaggeration going on, in both directions. Surprise.

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