Ivermectin is primarily used in dogs for the prevention and treatment of heartworm disease. The parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, living in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, causes this ...

Ivermectin is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat or prevent COVID-19. The FDA has issued a warning about the dangers of taking this drug in large doses or for unapproved ...

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Eight months into 2021, the Kentucky Poison Control Center has seen a big increase in intentional misuse of ivermectin, a treatment mostly used for parasites in animals, as some ignore health guidance ...

A five-fold increase in calls to the Washington Poison Center regarding ivermectin, a medication most commonly used to deworm horses and other livestock, but recently viewed as an alternative elixir ...

What is topical ivermectin used for? Topical ivermectin cream is commonly used for pimples and bumps caused by rosacea. The lotion is commonly used to treat head lice. Topical ivermectin may also be ...

(CNN) — Ivermectin can now be purchased in Idaho just like Tylenol or ibuprofen, without the need for a prescription, after Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law that permits the deworming ...