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As COVID-19 pandemic wears on, demand increases for deworming drug ivermectin

PHOENIX – Prescriptions for the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin have soared amid recent spikes in COVID-19 cases, despite federal warnings that the medication sometimes used to deworm horses should not be used against COVID-19. Although ivermectin is approved for human use for some conditions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug […]