ivermectin

noun

iver·mec·tin | \ ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən

Definition of ivermectin

: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic lactones that is used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis

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Recent Examples on the Web Bowden's Twitter account shows a series of tweets praising the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. — Amanda Watts, CNN, 13 Nov. 2021 Researchers are looking into the factors that contributed to the decline, but some users online are claiming the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin and the removal of vaccines are the reason. — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021 Hawaii—the state with the third highest proportion (74%) of people with at least one vaccination shot—was a notable exception, having the fourth highest proportion of web searches for ivermectin of all states. — Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 The Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, a nonprofit touting ivermectin as a preventive and treatment for covid that lists Wagshul as a founding physician, is referenced in the Ohio lawsuit. — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021 The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin was ineffective in reducing the risk of hospitalization for COVID-19, a large study found, echoing the findings of previous studies on the medication. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022 Doctors prescribed the man the anti-parasitic ivermectin, and the rash and diarrhea improved. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2022 Maher has also touted the use of ivermectin against Covid-19 despite the lack of real scientific evidence to support such use. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022 The results were clear: Taking ivermectin did not reduce a Covid patient’s risk of ending up in the hospital. — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 See More

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ivermectin

noun

iver·mec·tin | \ ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən

Medical Definition of ivermectin

: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic macrocyclic lactones that is a derivative of avermectin used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis