American Medical Association Urges End Of Ivermectin’s Use As COVID-19 Treatment
The American Medical Association is calling for the immediate end to the use of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19. The FDA has previously approved the drug to treat people with parasitic infections, but it has not been approved to prevent or treat COVID. Some forms of ivermectin are used as veterinary medicine for horses. The AMA, alongside the American Pharmacists Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, said the medication, while safe for animals, should not be used on humans. “We are alarmed by reports that outpatient prescribing for and dispensing of ivermec...