‘You Are Not a Horse.’ FDA Warns Against Use of Animal Dewormer as COVID Treatment, Prevention

Health officials are warning against using a drug called ivermectin for unapproved use as a medicine to prevent or treat COVID-19. The drug, which has been approved only as an anti-parasitic treatment for humans and animals such as livestock and horses, has been the subject of a spike in calls to the Mississippi Poison Control Center. The Banner Poison and Drug Information Center in Phoenix and the UArizona Poison and Drug Information Center in Tucson have seen an increase in calls about ivermectin exposure and human use.