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So what is the truth? According to this article, once the editors removed the erroneous information and published a corrected version of their story, here's w

So what is the truth? According to this article, once the editors removed the erroneous information and published a corrected version of their story, here's what you had left. "Calls to poison control centers about ivermectin exposures have risen dramatically, jumping fivefold over their baseline in July, according to C.D.C. researchers, who cited data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers." I think that's good to know. Even if you're pro-ivermectin, it's possible to take too much at one time (which could ultimately make people erroneously assume the drug was more dangerous than it actually would've been with a more normal dose.)

josephcsible 5y ago
> it's possible to take too much at one time Isn't this true of literally everything, though? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
aaron695 5y ago
Calls to poison control are not confirmed medical problems. At least one news article about a hospital visit actually admits the person took other drugs somewhat hidden in the article lower down. 200 million people take ivermectin annually. And they are generally the ignorant people the Left like to deride. Poor and low in schooling since they are in developing countries. (Some rumours in Brazil were it's good for libido) So we should have proper numbers already.
zosima 5y ago
Also to be noted: these are just calls to the poison centers from worried people, who may have eaten too much or had kids eat what they shouldn't etc. It is not at all indicative of health issues, or serious health issues. Ivermectin is rather safe across a very wide dose range (apart from some nausea, tremor, eczema etc.), so it's quite unlikely for any serious harm to occur, and as far as I know not a single death has been attributed to Ivermectin overdose in humans.

josephcsible 5y ago

> it's possible to take too much at one time Isn't this true of literally everything, though? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

aaron695 5y ago

Calls to poison control are not confirmed medical problems. At least one news article about a hospital visit actually admits the person took other drugs somewhat hidden in the article lower down. 200 million people take ivermectin annually. And they are generally the ignorant people the Left like to deride. Poor and low in schooling since they are in developing countries. (Some rumours in Brazil were it's good for libido) So we should have proper numbers already.

zosima 5y ago

Also to be noted: these are just calls to the poison centers from worried people, who may have eaten too much or had kids eat what they shouldn't etc. It is not at all indicative of health issues, or serious health issues. Ivermectin is rather safe across a very wide dose range (apart from some nausea, tremor, eczema etc.), so it's quite unlikely for any serious harm to occur, and as far as I know not a single death has been attributed to Ivermectin overdose in humans.