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Looks like Ivermectin has generated a lot of buzz that many are self medicating. The first link that google throws up when searching for Ivermectin is the FDA p

by sankoz 5y ago

Looks like Ivermectin has generated a lot of buzz that many are self medicating. The first link that google throws up when searching for Ivermectin is the FDA page "Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19" https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19 https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-shoul...

herenow2021 5y ago
The FDA is being criminally negligent with their warning. They admit in their press-release after 1 year of the pandemic, they still have not evaluated the data showing ivermectin treats covid: "The FDA has not reviewed data to support use of ivermectin in COVID-19 patients to treat or to prevent COVID-19". That's their job. If they haven't evaluated the data, they should not attack a treatment that saves lives when there are 6 independent meta-analyses showing it works (Bryant, Hill, Kory, Lawrie, Nardelli meta-analysis links are available this page: https://ivmmeta.com/ https://ivmmeta.com/)
isolli 5y ago
I have no opinion on Ivermectin, but I find it odd that the FDA keeps implicitly recommending remdesivir [0] while the WHO (together with several European countries) recommends against it [1]. I believe the FDA is compromising its credibility, which is sad. FDA: "The FDA has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for adults and certain pediatric patients with COVID-19 who are sick enough to need hospitalization." WHO: "WHO has issued a conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalized patients, regardless of disease severity, as there is currently no evidence that remdesivir improves survival and other outcomes in these patients." [0] https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/know-your-treatment-options-covid-19 https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/know-your-tre... [1] https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-recommends-against-the-use-of-remdesivir-in-covid-19-patients https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-rec... [2] https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3201940/fr/evaluation-des-traitements-de-la-covid-19-la-has-publie-son-evaluation-du-remdesivir https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3201940/fr/evaluation-des-tr...

by sankoz 5y ago

herenow2021 5y ago

The FDA is being criminally negligent with their warning. They admit in their press-release after 1 year of the pandemic, they still have not evaluated the data showing ivermectin treats covid: "The FDA has not reviewed data to support use of ivermectin in COVID-19 patients to treat or to prevent COVID-19". That's their job. If they haven't evaluated the data, they should not attack a treatment that saves lives when there are 6 independent meta-analyses showing it works (Bryant, Hill, Kory, Lawrie, Nardelli meta-analysis links are available this page: https://ivmmeta.com/ https://ivmmeta.com/)

isolli 5y ago

I have no opinion on Ivermectin, but I find it odd that the FDA keeps implicitly recommending remdesivir [0] while the WHO (together with several European countries) recommends against it [1]. I believe the FDA is compromising its credibility, which is sad. FDA: "The FDA has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for adults and certain pediatric patients with COVID-19 who are sick enough to need hospitalization." WHO: "WHO has issued a conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalized patients, regardless of disease severity, as there is currently no evidence that remdesivir improves survival and other outcomes in these patients." [0] https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/know-your-treatment-options-covid-19 https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/know-your-tre... [1] https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-recommends-against-the-use-of-remdesivir-in-covid-19-patients https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-rec... [2] https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3201940/fr/evaluation-des-traitements-de-la-covid-19-la-has-publie-son-evaluation-du-remdesivir https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3201940/fr/evaluation-des-tr...