ivermectin
noun
iver·mec·tin
ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən 
: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic lactones that is used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis
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Marik was forced to resign his positions at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for promoting the use of ivermectin after the FDA’s actions, according to the lawsuit.
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Disappointingly, the growing evidence of healthy young men dying shortly after being vaccinated and the therapeutic benefits of ivermectin and the hydroxychloroquine cocktail were not discussed.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2024
Some consumers were even taking the veterinary formulation of ivermectin, which was commonly used for deworming horses and which produced a surge of calls to poison control centers in Mississippi, prompting the FDA’s warning tweets.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Kory and Marik have testified in statehouses across the country espousing their views of ivermectin as a treatment for covid or against legislation promoting vaccines.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Disappointingly, the growing evidence of healthy young men dying shortly after being vaccinated and the therapeutic benefits of ivermectin and the hydroxychloroquine cocktail were not discussed.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2024
Some consumers were even taking the veterinary formulation of ivermectin, which was commonly used for deworming horses and which produced a surge of calls to poison control centers in Mississippi, prompting the FDA’s warning tweets.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Kory and Marik have testified in statehouses across the country espousing their views of ivermectin as a treatment for covid or against legislation promoting vaccines.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
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ivermectin
noun
iver·mec·tin
ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən
: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic macrocyclic lactones that is a derivative of avermectin used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis
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