Ivermectin vs COVID-19

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Being in animal health, this is an interesting article. I haven't been able to find the actual paper yet. Also, its only in vitro at this stage. This would be pretty cool though if there's more to it.

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/anti-parasitic-drug-kills-covid-19-in-lab-c-955457

Before we know we'll have people eating their dogs' heartworm preventatives.
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Already an FDA-approved drug. Curious what the mechanism of action is.
Pelayo
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hmmm, I rx that along with Elimite for Scabies. Pretty benign stuff.
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Interesting article. Another drug used to treat parasites in dogs, Fenbendazole, is being used to treat cancer in patients.
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Moxley said:

Already an FDA-approved drug. Curious what the mechanism of action is.
very curious
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Here's the link where you can download the pdf of the full article:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354220302011
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It would make sense to use an animal drug on an animal produced virus.
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petco about to have a run on heartguard
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Yep. Trump doesn't need to tweet about this one just yet.
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Will humans have to measure the dosage in 25 pound body weight increments, too?
Charpie
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I have some of that. I use it in cream form for my eczema.
Inca
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Curious how much your paying for the cream. I'm assuming doctors advise against using the horse paste dewormer you can get for $5 per tube. (Or less sometimes.). As a topical cream only. Not to ingest!
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Its expensive as hell. I pay $75 a month for it. Because its so pricy, I use it sparingly.
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So we could just run everyone through a squeeze chute and squirt some on their backs?
Inca
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So quick google shows human cream is 1% ivermectin. Horse dewormer is 1.87% ivermectin. I'm guessing the inert ingredients (medium) is different. But really curious what a doctor would say about using the horse product. Lol. Talking about topical eczema treatment only!!!!!!
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Player To Be Named Later said:

So we could just run everyone through a squeeze chute and squirt some on their backs?


Do we have to say mooooo while getting the squeeze?
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I have gotten enough of the cattle spray on me to kill everything.
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Player To Be Named Later said:

So we could just run everyone through a squeeze chute and squirt some on their backs?
When we're in the chute we have to move and wiggle to make it AS HARD AS POSSIBLE to get in in the right spot on our backs ... tis is tradition.
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Is this the medical version of throwing **** against the wall to see what sticks?
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It has shown some antiviral effects in vitro against some other viruses as well. Also used to prevent river blindness, but the dose is a lot higher than you could get even by eating a box of heartgard. Also, though the generic animal health products are cheap, there have been some issues with efficacy with some of them. Depending on the dose needed to kill the virus, there might also be some significant side effects, but it's certainly worth exploring.
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You need a different Doctor. It works ok for Rosacea though.
Charpie
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He was the closest Aggie derm in my hood. With the new job, I'll be finding one once we can go back to see a doctor
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ag0207 said:

You need a different Doctor. It works ok for Rosacea though.
Yep.
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Burrus86 said:

Will humans have to measure the dosage in 25 pound body weight increments, too?
Depends on the amount of drug in the pill but yes, that's how dosing works to get to that minimum X mg/kg of body weight.
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I can see it now, ranchers lined up with their spray guns and people walking through like cattle getting wormed.
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Bruce Almighty said:

Is this the medical version of throwing **** against the wall to see what sticks?
That's exactly what you do in a pandemic. Target medicines that affect related pathways that the virus is exploiting/affecting and then broadly screen all related drugs.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/

Quote:

There are few drugs that can seriously lay claim to the title of 'Wonder drug', penicillin and aspirin being two that have perhaps had greatest beneficial impact on the health and wellbeing of Mankind. But ivermectin can also be considered alongside those worthy contenders, based on its versatility, safety and the beneficial impact that it has had, and continues to have, worldwideespecially on hundreds of millions of the world's poorest people. Several extensive reports, including reviews authored by us, have been published detailing the events behind the discovery, development and commercialization of the avermectins and ivermectin (22,23-dihydroavermectin B), as well as the donation of ivermectin and its use in combating Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.


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Ivermectin has continually proved to be astonishingly safe for human use. Indeed, it is such a safe drug, with minimal side effects, that it can be administered by non-medical staff and even illiterate individuals in remote rural communities, provided that they have had some very basic, appropriate training. This fact has helped contribute to the unsurpassed beneficial impact that the drug has had on human health and welfare around the globe, especially with regard to the campaign to fight Onchocerciasis.
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I prefer the green-apple flavored.
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Mooooooooo.......Moooooooo.... Calling Doc Hoop!
Owlagdad
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Gonna go to the Ag teacher instead of the Doc
chris1515
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It sounds like this is used extensively in Africa for a couple of parasitic illnesses that seem somewhat similar to malaria....hmm...malaria treatments used for covid...this might not be so crazy after all.


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Gotta watch out for that dude with the ear tags.
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Could you imagine participating in one of these studies, finding out it's an animal drug, and then it ****ing working. Ha
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Player To Be Named Later said:

So we could just run everyone through a squeeze chute and squirt some on their backs?


As much of that crap that ends up on me each time we work, I ought to have a pretty decent protective dose on board.
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Jethro95 said:

Gotta watch out for that dude with the ear tags.
As long as they don't fire up the branding iron!
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