Ivermectin is primarily used in dogs for the prevention and treatment of heartworm disease. The parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, living in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, causes this ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that ...

Doctors, pharmacists, the federal government and several healthcare organizations warn against using ivermectin, a parasite drug commonly used on animals, as a treatment for COVID-19. "It's a ...

The person went to the hospital seeking treatment for diarrhea and vomiting side-effects, after taking the drug, which is usually used to treat parasites. The person had ordered this and other ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The warnings are clear and coming from trusted medical agencies: If you get COVID-19, don't take a drug traditionally used to treat parasitic infections. Researchers are ...

Doctors, pharmacists, the federal government and several healthcare organizations warn against using ivermectin, a parasite drug commonly used on animals, as a treatment for COVID-19. "It's a ...