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Long-term consequences of the misuse of ivermectin data
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posted on 2023-06-10, 01:28 authored by Carlos Alvarez-Moreno, Jackie Cassell, Claudia M Donkor, Michael G Head, Jo MiddletonJo Middleton, William Pomat, Bayaki Saki, Robel YirguIvermectin is an oral anti-infective medicine that is integral to neglected tropical disease programmes. It is safe and effective for the treatment and control of lymphatic filariasis, scabies, and onchocerciasis, sometimes as part of a mass drug administration, as recognised in the WHO road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–30. The WHO essential medicines list provides recommendations for minimum medicine needs for a basic health-care system, which includes ivermectin as an anthelmintic, antifilarial, and antiectoparasitic treatment. There has been a groundswell of opinion across several countries that ivermectin might be useful in reducing the symptoms of and mortality due to COVID-19, with many citing meta-analyses that infer positive effects; however, these conclusions appear to be unreliable.
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Lancet Infectious DiseasesISSN
1473-3099Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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