Trotman explained there are no other motives and no one plans on using this drug to treat COVID-19.
Ivermectin is not an anti-viral drug and can only be used safely at very specific doses for some parasitic worms, topicals for head lice and skin conditions according to the FDA.“About 75% of the people who come in and buy ivermection are using it to treat or prevent COVID-19 or so they say,†said Kimberly Edwards.