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The recent Ivermectin poison statistics are more than a little at odds with your "markedly safe" categorization.
by yodon 5y ago
The recent Ivermectin poison statistics are more than a little at odds with your "markedly safe" categorization.
- vibrato2 5y agoIt'd be useful if you linked to them. Here's a human study referring to their safety. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/
- verdverm 5y agoThose are likely related to people consuming the animal grade ivermectin, not the prescription based for humans. More than 700 million people have taken ivermectin as an anti parasitic medicine. Something like 4B doses have been given. The WHO lists Ivermectin as an essential medicine.
- bayesian_horse 5y ago"Essential" and "safe" doesn't mean it doesn't have side-effects. Both at the recommended dosing and above. Some people react to Ivermectin more than others. That's why you should not be using it unless there is a clear benefit. For the 700 million people taking it as anti parasitic medicine it does have a clear benefit, but some of them still experience side effects, some of them even might have died.