Posted on 09/01/2021 8:54:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
* Prescriptions for ivermectin jumped 24-fold in August compared to pre-pandemic levels, the CDC said.
* The drug has been promoted as a cure and treatment for COVID-19, in spite of lack of evidence.
* It's not been approved as a COVID-19 treatment and can be dangerous if not used appropriately.
Ivermectin has been approved for use in humans as an anti-parasitic, but not as a COVID-19 remedy.
More than 88,000 prescriptions for the drug were filled out by pharmacies in the week ending August 13, the CDC said in a report published August 26.
That's about 24 times more than the weekly average number of ivermectin prescriptions filled out in the year before March 13, 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a national emergency in the US, the CDC said.
While there is no data to conclusively support the use of ivermectin to reduce disease and death from COVID-19, high-profile figures including Sens. Ron Johnson and Rand Paul have promoted the drug as an answer to COVID-19.
Both the Food and Drug Administration and the CDC have issued advisories against the dangers of using the misusing ivermectin when using it as a drug against COVID-19.
Inappropriate use of the drug can lead to overdose, potentially causing hallucinations, seizures, coma, and death, the CDC said.
Some users of the drug have complained online about the dangerous effects, including blurry vision, diarrhea, and pooping out what they believed were "worms," as Insider's Andrea Michelson and Madison Hall reported. In July, ivermectin-related calls to poison control centers rose fivefold compared to pre-pandemic levels
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Potentially can be applied to drinking water, if you guzzle enough of it.
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