TrumpLyftAlles | 10 points | Jul 06 2020 08:32:32

Ivetxerm, an antiparasitic drug that would kill COVID-19 in 48 hours, begins testing in Mexico (2020-07-05)

https://www.sinembargo.mx/05-07-2020/3817858

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[-] TrumpLyftAlles | 4 points | Jul 06 2020 08:37:26

Haven't heard from Mexico very much!

It is not a panacea, it does not cure everyone, but it is giving good results

I like this better than the more common "It's 100% cure!" storiies.

The article:

Ivetxerm is an anti-parasite medication that could serve as a treatment for coronavirus, as it has so far been successful.

Mexico City, July 5 (AS Mexico) .- Ivetxerm is an antiparasitic drug and according to researchers, it can kill the coronavirus in 48 hours in vitro tests . The drug can be offered in doses indicated to treat the first symptoms of COVID-19.

“It is a medicine that is already available, that has already been authorized by Cofepris, that is inexpensive and does not cause great harm. We have been using it in Mexico and it is giving good results. It is not a panacea, it does not cure everyone, but it is giving good results, ”Gilberto Castañeda, a researcher at the Department of Pharmacology at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav), told the newspaper Milenio.

The use of the drug has already been done in several hospitals to control the symptoms of the coronavirus, which is why it is recommended in institutions in Latin American countries, as well as in Mexico. To have a more exact conclusion, the studies should be continued.

“To know if a medicine works you have to compare it with not giving treatment or giving reference treatment. We have not been able to compare it because we are told that it is against ethics not to give anything to a patient who can die, but we have had good results, "said the researcher.

Interesting that they cannot do a controlled trial because it would be unethical to withhold ivermectin from patients.

Ivetxerm is part of the medicines like hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, sofosbuvir and favipiravir, which are used for severe patients of COVID-19 to approve if they reduce the mortality caused by the virus in people.

Ivetxerm is an antiparasitic for the treatment of strongylodiasis, an infection caused by a type of parasite that enters the body penetrating the skin, reaches the airways and lodges in the intestine; It is also used to control onchocerciasis, a disease that causes a rash, bumps under the skin.

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