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Re:YouTube takes down independent court livestreams by loonster on Monday November 15, 2021 @07:52PM (#29235148)
> On the other hand now a bunch of people have overdosed from taking veterinary doses not intended for human consumption

Maybe the solution to this is to allow OTC sales of human grade Ivermectin. The drug is one of the safest in the world. No reasonable reason to deny the drug if someone wants it.

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Re:YouTube takes down independent court livestreams by duskwuff on Monday November 15, 2021 @09:35PM (#29236038)
> The drug is one of the safest in the world.

This is not true at all. Ivermectin has some nasty neurological effects (vertigo, seizures, blindness) at high doses.

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Re:YouTube takes down independent court livestreams by naasking on Monday November 15, 2021 @09:44PM (#29236119)
Water can also cause death at high doses (hyponatremia). Literally everything can. The difference between medicine and poison is in the dosage, so saying ivermectin is not safe because it causes health issues at high doses isn't really saying anything.
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Re:YouTube takes down independent court livestreams by loonster on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:43PM (#29236516)
The dose makes the poison. At the usual dosages that Ivermectin is given at, it is considered to have no toxic effects (with the exception of those that have a severe Loa Loa infection).
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