Lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data alone are unreliable

Re:Lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data... by shrubble on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @11:18AM (#28617344)

Incidentally, approximately 11 to 14% of the USA population has pinworms, which can be easily stopped by ivermectin. Given the very high level of safety of ivermectin, it might make sense to make it easier to get on this basis alone.

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Re:Lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data... by buescher on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @12:01PM (#28617945)

I can't sell you ivermectin, but I CAN sell you pinworms, and then you can go to your doctor...

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Re:Lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data... by KarlKemp on Thursday September 23, 2021 @12:52AM (#28625313)

I looked it up at some point, and it wasn’t among the recommended treatments of pinworm.

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