The US nodal agency Food and Drug Administration has issued a strict warning against ivermectin for use as a drug to treat or prevent Covid-19. In fact, the yoke drug can reduce the risk of death of hospitalized Covid-19 patients by up to 80 percent. This claim was made by Dr Andrew Hill, a virologist at Liverpool University, to treat Covid-19. He also described the drug ‘Ivermectin’ as ‘transformative’ in the fight against the corona virus.
However, other scientists raised doubts about this discovery and demanded more data before using it as a potential treatment. Now, the US nodal agency Food and Drug Administration has issued a strict warning against the use of ivermectin.
In a statement, it has said that ivermectin is not recommended for the treatment of patients with Covid-19. He said, “The drug is not approved for the prevention of corona symptoms in humans.” He strongly commented on the use of ivermectin in Mississippi, a state badly affected by the Corona epidemic in America. Many people were found using the drug to treat the viral disease. The drug is recognized as the only anti-parasitic treatment for humans and animals such as cows and horses, but increased demand for the drug has become a concern for Mississippi’s Poison Control Center.
The medicine developed for humans is different from the medicine made for cattle. Animals are given medicine in high doses. Mississippi’s health department said in an alert issued that it is toxic to people and can cause serious harm. According to the agency, excessive use of ivermectin can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, low blood pressure, allergic reactions, dizziness, seizures, coma and even death in patients. The state’s Poison Control Center said at least two people had to be hospitalized for possible poisoning from Avermectin after swallowing a pill developed for animals.
People’s interest in the drug has increased in recent days because the delta variant of the corona has caused an increase in the transmission rate of Covid-19 and there has also been an increased concern about getting infected among people who have been vaccinated. The agency says that Avermectin is used in the form of a pill against parasitic worms in humans. Other forms of ivermectin are used to treat parasites in horses and cows, and as a heartworm drug for dogs. Locally, the drug is used for lice and skin problems such as rosacea.