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Both of these drugs are generic. There’s no more financial incentive to push these than to push Aspirin or Advil.

roland35 5y ago
I believe the financial incentive is not in selling the drug itself, but more in the social media clout and general influencer money.
- shadilay 5y ago
  I've yet to see an instagram model 'influencer' doing a pose and advertising ivermectin.
  - roland35 5y ago
    Not all influencers are models... I believe there is money to be had peddling all sorts of misinformation. People who get caught up in this stuff are targeted for all sorts of stuff.
not2b 5y ago
Even for generic drugs there are a limited number of manufacturers and distributors, and there are lots of shady operators making money off of whatever "cure" is being promoted this week.
- honkdaddy 5y ago
  If Ivermectin ever were proven to be effective at preventing or treating COVID, literally every major pharma company in the world would look into producing it en masse.
lemmiwinks 5y ago
> There’s no more financial incentive to push these than to push Aspirin or Advil. lol https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ivermectin-demand-drives-trump-telemedicine-website-rcna1791 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ivermectin-demand-dri... > The website advertises consultations for $90 and fills prescriptions through Ravkoo Pharmacy, an online pharmacy that America’s Frontline Doctors advertises as “partners,” who provide “the option to have that prescription delivered right to your door, the same day.” On a SpeakWithAnMD.com intake form viewed by NBC News, prospective patients are asked, “What medication do you prefer?” The user is then presented with three options: “Ivermectin,” “Hydroxychloroquine” or “Not sure.”
Frondo 5y ago
There is a financial incentive, maybe not for the manufacturer but certainly for the people involved in schemes like these: https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/covid-telehealth-hydroxychloroquine-ivermectin-hacked/ https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/covid-telehealth-hydroxy...

I believe the financial incentive is not in selling the drug itself, but more in the social media clout and general influencer money.

shadilay 5y ago
I've yet to see an instagram model 'influencer' doing a pose and advertising ivermectin.
- roland35 5y ago
  Not all influencers are models... I believe there is money to be had peddling all sorts of misinformation. People who get caught up in this stuff are targeted for all sorts of stuff.

not2b 5y ago

Even for generic drugs there are a limited number of manufacturers and distributors, and there are lots of shady operators making money off of whatever "cure" is being promoted this week.

honkdaddy 5y ago
If Ivermectin ever were proven to be effective at preventing or treating COVID, literally every major pharma company in the world would look into producing it en masse.

lemmiwinks 5y ago

> There’s no more financial incentive to push these than to push Aspirin or Advil. lol https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ivermectin-demand-drives-trump-telemedicine-website-rcna1791 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ivermectin-demand-dri... > The website advertises consultations for $90 and fills prescriptions through Ravkoo Pharmacy, an online pharmacy that America’s Frontline Doctors advertises as “partners,” who provide “the option to have that prescription delivered right to your door, the same day.” On a SpeakWithAnMD.com intake form viewed by NBC News, prospective patients are asked, “What medication do you prefer?” The user is then presented with three options: “Ivermectin,” “Hydroxychloroquine” or “Not sure.”

Frondo 5y ago

There is a financial incentive, maybe not for the manufacturer but certainly for the people involved in schemes like these: https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/covid-telehealth-hydroxychloroquine-ivermectin-hacked/ https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/covid-telehealth-hydroxy...