Drug called Ivermectin can prevent COVID-19?

StarSong said:
So why aren't the manufacturers of Ivermectin conducting clinical trials? The ball is in their court to prove its efficacy.
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The FLCCC is asking for this. Apparently you have to have approval and cooperation (and probably funding). They are being met with resistance from government. I'm just wondering why, because the results they claim are extraordinary. I think treatment with ivermectin would mean fewer people would need the vaccine, and that's the problem; either the gov't (CDC, NIH, etc) is scared or they stand to lose profits (or a cash-cow, if you will).
 

Butterfly said:
Ivermectin is what my dog takes to prevent heartworms.
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The FLCCC totally knows this, and this is why it's cheap and readily available. What they're saying is that it also has anti-viral properties, and that it destroys some tiny part of the virus that causes viruses to mutate, which is a big deal if that's true.
 

Hey, I'm not pushing this drug, I just would like to hear a reasonable argument against further study. I haven't heard one yet (ie, from CDC, NIH, etc) but I'm still looking.
 
From the NIH website regarding Ivermectin:

"Recommendation​

  • The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel recommends against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in a clinical trial.

Rationale​

Ivermectin has been shown to inhibit the replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in cell cultures. However, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies suggest that achieving the plasma concentrations necessary for the antiviral efficacy detected in vitro would require administration of doses up to 100-fold higher than those approved for use in humans. Even though ivermectin appears to accumulate in the lung tissue, predicted systemic plasma and lung tissue concentrations are much lower than 2 µM, the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.

Ivermectin is not approved for the treatment of any viral infection, including SARS-CoV-2 infection. The FDA issued a warning in April 2020 that ivermectin intended for use in animals should not be used to treat COVID-19 in humans."

https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-therapy/ivermectin/
 
So they're finally going to approve a clinical trial? 😮

Treatment Guidelines Panel recommends against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in a clinical trial.
 
Murrmurr said:
So they're finally going to approve a clinical trial? 😮

Treatment Guidelines Panel recommends against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in a clinical trial.
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This recommendation came back in April. My take on their statement is that it could only be considered for use in a clinical trial - they weren't giving a blessing on a clinical trial.

Whether the manufacturers of ivermectin decided to go ahead with clinical trials is another question altogether. I could find zero evidence of them doing so on the internet.
 
StarSong said:
This recommendation came back in April. My take on their statement is that it could only be considered for use in a clinical trial - they weren't giving a blessing on a clinical trial.

Whether the manufacturers of ivermectin decided to go ahead with clinical trials is another question altogether. I could find zero evidence of them doing so on the internet.
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Oh. Yes, they did. Well, the FLCCC did, in conjunction with hospitals, doctors, and medical PhDs in South Am and a couple other places. The results were published in Oct. The manufacturers of Ivermectin didn't request trials, so you'd have to look up FLCCC ivermectin trials to find that. But the trials the FLCCC did weren't "sanctioned"/approved or whatever. In One, a hosp in SA contacted the FLCC (or vice-versa) and that trial was basically just a comparison study - a small study done on 2 groups of no more than 250-some people; one group was given ivermectin the other wasn't. The result was 100% effective for the group that got ivermectin (1 person got covid). I forget how many in the other group got covid, but it was either a little over or under half, so about 125 got covid.

This and other small, localized studies (in and out of hospital settings) and the fact that ivermectin has no significant side effects -some in the FLCCC say none- is what prompted them (the FLCCC) to request clinical trials. In light of the evidence they have that ivermectin can PREVENT COVOD-19, the FLCCC is gob-smacked that CDC, NIH, WHO and the US congress all said no, and made it a big political issue.

I posted the video bc there's a lot there...all the stats and the whole argument, both sides.

(The manufacturers of Ivermectin should fund it, imo. But they'd still be up against the FDA so could be a lot of money thrown to the wind I guess.)
 
If it needs to be taken at doses 100 times the level approved for humans, why would anyone agree to take this stuff? Who would even volunteer to be a part of the clinical trials? Especially since there are already approved vaccines with a record of safety, being manufactured and distributed worldwide?
 
Sunny said:
If it needs to be taken at doses 100 times the level approved for humans, why would anyone agree to take this stuff? Who would even volunteer to be a part of the clinical trials? Especially since there are already approved vaccines with a record of safety, being manufactured and distributed worldwide?
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The FLCCC is showing pretty convincing evidence that ivermectin *prevents* you from getting COVID-19. It's a huge claim, but they do have evidence from some small studies/trials. They want to do a major study or trial.
If it is preventive, then people wouldn't *need* a vaccine. I suspect that's why the FLCCC is being discredited and ignored. But idk...
 
MarciKS said:
Not sure if this helps...
Can Ivermectin be used to treat COVID-19 (coronavirus)? (drugs.com)

Also found this...
Ivermectin | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines (nih.gov)
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Thanks, Marci!
This> The limitations of this retrospective analysis make it difficult to draw conclusions about the efficacy of using ivermectin to treat patients with COVID-19.< is why the FLCCC requested a more comprehensive study (at the congressional hearing). I would just like to know why they were not only denied funding, but were villainized. It was ugly. Made me wonder if profit was behind the denial.
 

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