The study was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine after researchers in Brazil studied more than 1,300 patients, half of which received ivermectin and the other half a placebo.
after researchers in Brazil studied more than 1,300 patients, half of which received ivermectin and the other half a placebo.
Researchers wrote they did not find a significant or clinically lower risk of medical admission to a hospital or prolonged emergency department observation with ivermectin administered for three days than with the placebo. Ivermectin has been the topic of several discussions and other trials throughout the pandemic regarding coronavirus treatment.reported that Australian researchers published a study in June 2020 that found ivermectin inhibited the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in a laboratory setting. But that was not the same as testing the drug on humans or animals.
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