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by lucd 1839 days ago
Insufficient scientific data, no rationale After chloroquine, same kind of fallacies are used to push ivermectine..

"Ivermectin has been shown to inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in cell cultures. However, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies suggest that achieving the plasma concentrations necessary for the antiviral efficacy detected in vitro would require administration of doses up to 100-fold higher than those approved for use in humans." https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-the...