Remember ivermectin? The animal-deworming medication was used so avidly as an off-label COVID treatment during the pandemic that some feed stores ended up going out of stock. (MUST SHOW A PIC OF YOU ...

Statement: “The FDA is now saying that it’s OK to take ivermectin if you have COVID.” Conservative pundits, politicians and social media users are claiming that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

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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 ...

Ivermectin's reputation keeps growing as a kind of cure-all, even for cancer — despite evidence it doesn't work.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House Public Health Committee on Monday passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription from a healthcare provider. State Rep. Joanne ...

Conservative pundits, politicians and social media users are claiming that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently reversed its guidance on the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is authorized to provide guidance on drugs and convey that information to the public. When the FDA approves a medication, it means the agency considers the drug ...