Lots of publications shared on social media around the world present ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, as a useful treatment against covid-19, including a “milagro” remedy. But now that its effectiveness has not been demonstrated, various experts and institutions will explain it.
Ivermectin is a drug used for veterinary and human use against parasites, such as rabies, oncocercosis and smallpox.
However, if an Australian study published in April 2020 observes an in vitro (laboratory) efficacy of invermectin against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it has not been demonstrated in humans, since there have been limited outbreak tests and with many sesgos.
Additionally, in vitro treatment may not be performed on humans, especially because the patients can administer different concentrations of drugs.
“Milagro ‘ivermectina’ medicine. It’s not toxic. I believe it is a donation from God to save the human race of covid-19”, affirma for example a Korean publication on Facebook, appears to those who also circulate in countries like Brazil and South Africa.
And United States, reunited physicians and a group called “Front line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance” define this drug. His maximum responsibility, Dr. Pierre Kory, ensured in December that his efficiency had been tried before a commission from the United States Senate.
In France, an internet site that promotes alternative therapies and provides false information is confirmed by me on the part that “all scientific tests demonstrate the efficacy of ivermectin”.
– Fuerte eco in Latin America –
This type of affirmation is especially prolific in the last months in Latin America, to the point that the AFP publishes various articles on Spanish and Portuguese support, showing that no treatment has been offered against Covid-19.
On January 5, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who promoted hydroxychloroquina as a drug effective against covid-19, defended the use of ivermectin on Twitter.
Hydroxychloroquina is also an antiparasitic drug promoted on the principle of the pandemic by other executives such as Donald Trump, for which it has been tested since time immemorial.
In order to support both medicines, the rhetoric scheme is being implemented in the social networks, especially the authorities who ignore the barons because of their bargains and because they are not profitable for the pharmaceutical industry.
– Studies “little conclusions” –
In France, Eurosceptic politicians Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, François Asselineau and Florian Philippot reported last week to the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, information on the possible treatments of covid-19, citing the hydroxychloroquina, the vitamin and the vitamin.
In fact, “the Mayor of Clinical Studies (published) recently on the subject of its few conclusions, the Mayor is the well-published publications not validated by colleagues, or, well, when published, treat studies with methodological ways that results its difficult to interpret and will not allow conclusions to be drawn “, says the Sociedad Francesa de Pharmacología y de Terapéutica.
The Food and Drug Administration of the United States (FDA), its South African counterpart (SAHPRA) and the Mexican sanitary authorities have also publicly stated that the ivermectin is not considered an antidote treatment, due to this.
According to Unitaid, the international organization of drug purchases for poor countries that is looking for all potential treatment against covid-19, it is estimated that there are “preliminary data”, “that it will hope the results of other tests” , antes de prever eventually new stages.
“In order to be 100% sure of the effectiveness of a medicine, there are no results from randomized controlled inspections by the mayor” from what he has just heard, explained to AFP Professor Kim Woo-joo, Professor of the Department of Medicine infections in the Korea University Hospital, Seoul.