Ivermectin

Ivermectin be an antiparasitic medication. After ein discovery insyd 1975, na ein first uses be insyd veterinary medicine to prevent den treat heartworm den acariasis. Na dem approve am for human use insyd 1987, dem dey use am to treat infestations wey dey include head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis den lymphatic filariasis. E dey work thru chaw mechanisms to kill de targeted parasites, wey dem fi take am by mouth, anaa applied to de skin for external infestations. E dey belong to de avermectin family of medications.

Na dem award William Campbell den Satoshi Ōmura de 2015 Nobel Prize insyd Physiology anaa Medicine for ein discovery den applications. E dey on de World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. wey e be approved by de US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an antiparasitic agent. Insyd 2023, na e be de 295th most commonly prescribed medication insyd de United States, plus more dan 400,000 prescriptions. E be available as a generic medicine. Ivermectin be available insyd a fixed-dose combination plus albendazole.

Na dem widely spread misinformation wey dey claim say ivermectin be beneficial for treating den preventing COVID-19. Such claims no be backed by credible scientific evidence. Multiple major health organizations, wey dey include de US Food and Drug Administration, de US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, de European Medicines Agency, den de World Health Organization advise against de use of ivermectin for de treatment of COVID-19.

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