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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The chief medical adviser for Warrior Essentials, Dr. George Fareed, is a senior fellow at the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, a group that promotes disproven treatments for Covid like the antiparasitic drug ivermectin.
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Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine During the pandemic, fringe groups touted two antiparasitic drugs as treatments for Covid: ivermectin, typically used for worm infections, and hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria and certain autoimmune conditions.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Kennedy has long made false statements about the safety of vaccines and has touted disproven treatments for Covid-19, including ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
But her administration also distributed nearly 200,000 medical kits containing ivermectin, a drug typically used to treat parasites in horses and other animals, to people who had tested positive for the coronavirus.
—Eduardo García, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine During the pandemic, fringe groups touted two antiparasitic drugs as treatments for Covid: ivermectin, typically used for worm infections, and hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria and certain autoimmune conditions.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Kennedy has long made false statements about the safety of vaccines and has touted disproven treatments for Covid-19, including ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
But her administration also distributed nearly 200,000 medical kits containing ivermectin, a drug typically used to treat parasites in horses and other animals, to people who had tested positive for the coronavirus.
—Eduardo García, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Ivermectin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ivermectin. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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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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