Mectizan is a trade name for ivermectin. Check this site to see how ivermectin is being used around the world esp. in Mass Drug Administrations against viruses.
On the main page:
Mectizan Expert Committee Statement on Potential Efficacy of Ivermectin on COVID-19
A report by Caly et al found that ivermectin has shown in vitro activity against SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) in tissue culture with Vero-hSLAM cells. These findings are consistent with the activity of ivermectin previously reported against other viruses in vitro. However, the high concentration of ivermectin needed to produce anti-viral effects in laboratory tissue culture is far beyond dosage levels approved by the FDA for treatment of parasites in humans and known to be safe and well tolerated. Furthermore, the concentration is many times higher than dosage levels ever tested in humans. High doses in animal models have produced serious toxicity. These preliminary laboratory findings in tissue cultures are not sufficient to indicate that ivermectin will be of clinical benefit to reduce viral loads in COVID-19 patients.
If ivermectin caught on as the magic pill for covid19, it would be a problem for this organization and the hundreds of millions of people it benefits annually, contending for the supply of ivermectin.
[-] TrumpLyftAlles | 1 points | Jul 21 2020 17:49:36
Mectizan is a trade name for ivermectin. Check this site to see how ivermectin is being used around the world esp. in Mass Drug Administrations against viruses.
On the main page:
Mectizan Expert Committee Statement on Potential Efficacy of Ivermectin on COVID-19
A report by Caly et al found that ivermectin has shown in vitro activity against SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) in tissue culture with Vero-hSLAM cells. These findings are consistent with the activity of ivermectin previously reported against other viruses in vitro. However, the high concentration of ivermectin needed to produce anti-viral effects in laboratory tissue culture is far beyond dosage levels approved by the FDA for treatment of parasites in humans and known to be safe and well tolerated. Furthermore, the concentration is many times higher than dosage levels ever tested in humans. High doses in animal models have produced serious toxicity. These preliminary laboratory findings in tissue cultures are not sufficient to indicate that ivermectin will be of clinical benefit to reduce viral loads in COVID-19 patients.
If ivermectin caught on as the magic pill for covid19, it would be a problem for this organization and the hundreds of millions of people it benefits annually, contending for the supply of ivermectin.
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