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Ivermectin is showing up in web searches and social media posts about COVID treatments. It's not an approved treatment.

ALABAMA, USA The drug ivermectin has been popping up on Google searches and social media as a treatment for COVID.

What's the story behind ivermectin and COVID? We checked it out.

Sources: National Institutes of Health, FDA,

What is ivermectin?

Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for certain conditions, particularly parasitic worm infections. It's also commonly used to as a heartworm preventative and to treat some parasitic conditions in animals.

Is ivermectin a treatment for COVID-19?

According to all three of our sources, the answer is that there is research being done, but its usefulness and effectiveness have not been proven, and it's not approved for the treatment or prevention of COVID.

Clinical studies have given conflicting results, and there are major limitations on these studies. The NIH says,

The most frequent limitations cited were the small sizes of the studies and the administration of other medications along with ivermectin, making it hard to assess of the true efficacy or safety of ivermectin.

Conclusion:

While there have been a number of small-scale studies on the effectiveness of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 with varying results, it is not approved as a treatment. Research is still underway.

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