Posted on 09/18/2021 5:04:53 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
Several medical groups and pharmacy advocacy organizations have released a statement calling for an immediate end to dispensing, prescribing, and use of ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19, outside of its use in clinical trials.
The groups include the American Medical Association, the American Pharmacists Association, and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. According to a press release, ivermectin is approved by the FDA for the prevention of infections caused by internal or external parasites in humans but is not approved for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19.
Ivermectin is also frequently used by veterinarians; although there has been widespread use of the drug in humans, the groups noted in the press release that medications formulated or intended for animals should never be used by humans. Calls to poison control centers regarding ivermectin use in humans have increased 5-fold since the beginning of the pandemic, as its use has been found to be harmful to those who have consumed it.
“We are alarmed by reports that outpatient prescribing for and dispensing of ivermectin have increased 24-fold since before the pandemic and increased exponentially over the past few months,” write the associations in the prepared statement. “As such, we are calling for an immediate end to the prescribing, dispensing, and use of ivermectin for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 outside of a clinical trial.”
The organizations are also calling for physicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers to warn patients against the use of ivermectin, including the purchase of the drug through online stores. Patients should be advised that veterinary forms of the medication are highly concentrated for large animals and have a significant toxicity risk for humans.
The CDC and FDA have issued statements saying that ivermectin is not authorized or approved for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19, and the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and Merck have all said that there is insufficient evidence to support its use for COVID-19. Guidelines on the treatment and management of patients with COVID-19 from the Infectious Diseases Society of America also counsel against the use of ivermectin outside of the clinical trial setting.
“I prefer the 1% ivermectin injectable for cattle and swine.”
Sweet. Relegated to paste as the injectables are pretty much nonexistent around these parts. Not surprising TSC online is out. Suspect it has something to do with gov manipulation.
You are spreading disinformation curious7...
The FDA approved the vaccine that are biologically and chemically identical to what was given emergency authorization.
You are the one conflating and confusing the issue. Now if you have verified information that the formulation is different than the current vaccine, you should let the FDA know.
Bkmk
That’s the proper result to “clinical trials”
Bkmrk
We have a criminal government. That’s why we cannot even question why six swing states would stop counting votes on election night with Trump ahead by tens of millions of votes and come back the next day with his opponent winning by tens of millions of phantom votes.
What about ordering from India? How long does it take and is there a customs issue?
Personally I don’t give a fun for FFA approvals given their history of approving drugs that destroyed tens of thousands of lives.
I think its even less than that. Sad.
DAMNED autocorrect.
Whats the least unpleasant infection that would warrant a legitimate Rx for ivermectin?
If someone from the current government tells me the sun is shining I’ll look for it before believing them.
“I’m seeing prices for the same box of 20 - 3mg tablets ranging from $140 to $170”
Holy cow!!!
I stocked up in January at $19.00 a box.
Check out Good RX. In my area (D.C.) it’s about $40.
If they ask what it is for, tell them you are going to central Africa and you want to prevent Onchocerciasis. (River Blindness)
Or you got Baylisascaris from your brother’s pet raccoon. (Yes, I actually used that at a CVS in an argument with the pharmacist back in January and I won.)
This is insane. Ivermectin works and our government would rather sacrifice us.
Miss Trump. MUCH!
Remember
Just use Push Health to get your ivermectin
Sorry. I'm going through an Indian pharmacy also (buyivermectin.us), and it is pretty pricey, and takes a month to arrive. That said, at least they are supplying it (for now).
I have experienced the same issue with Pushhealth.com. My Dr has been writing my scripts on pushhealth since Dec 2020 and I have filling them at Walgreens. No more, last week my Dr informed me that Walgreens along with CVS, Dillons, Hyvee and Amazon are no longer filling IVM scripts. I may end up going the Indian pharmacy route but have a good stash for my wife and I for the next 6 mos or so. Still, didn’t stop me from buying 3 tubes of horse paste as a back up.
MFO
“I prefer the 1% ivermectin injectable for cattle and swine”
Me too. Cattle dose by weight in glass of water.
Government Whores.
Same here. In fact I just took my 3rd dose in two weeks a few mins ago. Strong taste, but peanut better helps.
And, as a bonus, now I can count with my hooves!
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