Kory said ivermectin was effectively a "miracle drug" before a Senate committee in December 2020. In October 2020, the group claimed that ivermectin demonstrated "profound activity" against COVID-19. I often see their stuff ending up in physicians' hands." Fringe doctors seized on ivermectin's growing popularity Their type of misinformation is really powerful, because they know the language of the medical community. "America's Frontline Doctors and FLCCC are particularly dangerous in that way. "There are plenty of doctors out there who have fallen victim to misinformation," Koltai said. Kolina Koltai, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington who specializes in misinformation research, said doctors are often swayed by the rhetoric of America's Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) and Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), two groups that promote ivermectin. That means both taxpayers and insurance members are partially footing the bill for a drug that is not proven to effectively treat COVID-19.
Insurers spent around $2.5 million on ivermectin prescriptions for COVID-19 during the week of Augor nearly $130 million per year if that data were extrapolated annually, the Michigan researchers estimated. US insurers, including both private and Medicare plans, still cover the cost of ivermectin prescriptions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reported a surge in ivermectin prescriptions around that time, though it's unclear how many scripts have been filled since. From July to August 2021, US poison control centers saw a dramatic spike in calls from people who had self-medicated with ivermectin and suffered hallucinations, tremors, diarrhea, and nausea. Doctors dispensed around 84,000 ivermectin prescriptions for COVID-19 during just one week in August 2021, according to research from the University of Michigan. The FDA warns that large doses of ivermectin can cause nausea, vomiting, seizures, coma, and even death.īut health risks and lack of evidence haven't slowed ivermectin prescriptions in the US. At best, the drug is ineffective for COVID-19 - though clinical trials are still studying whether ivermectin might assist with the treatment of mild to moderate symptoms. Medical experts say ivermectin prescriptions fall into murky ethical territory. A subset of US doctors remains convinced that ivermectin helps people with COVID-19 - namely because they've heard that it does, either from conservative peers or fringe organizations that tout ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. My physician doubled down, insisting he saw "lots of benefit" from ivermectin among his COVID-19 patients. The Food and Drug Administration does not recommend ivermectin to treat COVID-19, though the agency has approved ivermectin tablets for rosacea, head lice, and certain parasites in humans, and ivermectin paste for the prevention of heartworm disease in some animals. In 2020, preliminary studies suggested that ivermectin might be an effective COVID-19 treatment, but follow-up studies revealed the drug held no real benefit for the disease.
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