Ivermectin For Prevention and Treatment
Ivermectin for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 has been considered since the beginning of the pandemic. Once the COVID-19 infection started spreading quickly, the efforts to find potential treatment, like an FDA-approved drug or vaccine, also began. In the meantime, people had to find an alternative way to prevent and treat the early stages of the virus, and vitamin C cocktails and drugs like ivermectin arose as the favorites. But does the last one really work for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19? Or is it just a myth?
View Dr. Roger Moczygemba’s video about early treatment of Covid-19.
Transcription:
Hey there, it’s Dr. Roger from Direct Med Clinic. A few months ago, I put out some information that was dealing with the Covid prevention cocktail and that was a list of supplements that was developed by Dr. Paul Marik which people could take in order to boost their immune system to try to prevent them from getting Covid and if they did get it, it would hopefully shorten the course of the disease. Well, Dr. Marik and his group have put out some more information I’ve been reviewing that over the last few weeks. It has to do with early treatment and post-exposure prophylaxis.
So there are four ways to control a pandemic. Number one is prevention, which we’ve been doing with our mask and social distancing. Number two is early prevention, being put on medication. We haven’t had a good option for that up until now. Number three is hospitalization, and number four is a vaccine. So I’m so excited now that we have evidence of something that’s very useful for early treatment.
There’s actually two aspects to early treatment. One is to be put on the medication that’s effective when you’re sick the other option is called post exposure prophylaxis what that means is that if someone close to you gets the disease and gets put on medication, you can be put on the medication as well to try to prevent you from getting it. This is very important especially for those who have risk factors.
This is not something that is new post exposure prophylaxis in early treatment of a virus we do with influenza when somebody gets the flu there’s a medication called Tamiflu that we put them on. If we put them on early, then it’ll mitigate the course of that disease and for someone that’s close to them, we can put them on the same medication. The dosing is a little bit different but it’s it’s the same concept. We’re trying to put them on the medication so they don’t develop the disease fully.
Okay. So I am just so thankful for the work of these good doctors have been treating these critically ill Covid patients and reviewing all of this research from around the world and for the guidelines that they’ve put out for other doctors like me to use this for our patients. So that’s why I wanted to put out this information to do my part to let folks know that there is early treatment now for Covid.
Hopefully, this will help people shorten the course of this disease, prevent them from getting in the hospital, and maybe even dying. This is especially important for those folks that have risk factors. We need to all work really hard to protect them and do what we can to control this horrible virus.
Okay. So if you’re one of our member patients and you get sick, reach out to us. We’ll test you and we’ll give you the appropriate treatment early. If you’re not one of our patients, I’ll leave the information to Dr. Marik and his group with some links with this video, and you can share that with your doctor and have a good talk with him about the right treatment for you. So this is Dr. Roger signing off. I hope you take this information and share it and remember there is early treatment for Covid-19. Dr. Roger from Direct Med Clinic.
For additional information, see https://covid19criticalcare.com/
What is Ivermectin and How Is It Used?
Before understanding the use of Ivermectin as prevention and treatment for COVID-19, we need to understand what ivermectin is and its already existent role in treating infectious diseases in animal health and human health. This drug was first developed in 1970 to treat internal and external parasites in animals, mainly onchocerciasis, a prevalent infection during this time.
Thanks to its efficiency and antiviral effects, researchers began to investigate and try the medicine in the human body to cure this same illness, finally being approved in the 1980s. The discovery of ivermectin made the researchers in charge, Satoshi Omura and William Campbell, win the Medicine Nobel Prize in 2015.
In humans, ivermectin is FDA approved to treat the following illnesses:
- Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, a parasitic disease caused by the bite of infected flies. It affects the skin and eyes, and it’s more common in places with tropical weather like Africa. (African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control)
- Strongyloidiasis, a parasitic infection caused by parasitic worms found on the ground. If this infection isn’t treated, it can lead to serious health problems. (https://www.healthline.com/health/strongyloidiasis)
- Ivermectin is also used to treat external parasites like head lice and skin conditions like rosacea.
Remember that the doctor will prescribe the medication and oral dose depending on the diagnosis.
Ivermectin and COVID-19
If you’ve been reading and paying attention, you should have noticed that ivermectin is mainly used for parasitic illnesses, and we know COVID-19 isn’t one of them. So, why is there a relationship between these two?
Why?
Everything started where everything starts, with research. Even when the evidence is still inconclusive, after experiments, ivermectin was shown to inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV-2 (the name of the virus) in cell cultures.
Is Ivermectin Safe?
The short answer is yes. Now, if you’re asking about using Ivermectin to treat COVID-19, it is recommended by WHO to be used within clinical trials, however, the results of using Ivermectin for Covid treatment look promising. Ivermectin is a drug well tolerated by humans, but this doesn’t mean that you can take it as if it were water. In the end, it’s still medicine, and you should be very careful (with any drug). Always include your healthcare partner in your decision-making process if you don’t want to harm your health and body.
Ivermectin is commercialized in the U.S. in doses up to 200 mcg/kg once a year. A single dose depends on body weight and other guidelines established by the doctor. There are side effects that can include headache, muscle aches; dizziness; nausea, diarrhea; or mild skin rash. Before ingesting any medication, you should talk to your doctor and follow the instructions provided.
Oral Administration of Ivermectin
Can You Overdose on Ivermectin?
Clinical studies show that an overdose of ivermectin can bring adverse effects like headaches, dizziness, and in the worst cases serious neurological disorders, which is why it is important to make your doctor your healthcare partner in the prevention and treatment of Covid and other diseases.
Could Ivermectin Be the Future for COVID-19?
Even when the studies show potential in this drug for the treatment of COVID-19, the path to walk is still long. More efforts and research need to occur to find a way to safely supply the medicine for humans without exceeding the approved doses.
How Can I Treat COVID-19?
You shouldn’t. Your doctor should. If you start to experience symptoms, don’t take matters into your own hands. Contact your healthcare provider, and they would recommend a fitting treatment for your condition. Don’t medicate yourself, no matter the circumstances.
Conclusion
Ivermectin is a proven, effective medicine when it’s taken properly to treat parasitic illnesses, and even as a potential COVID-19 treatment. Although more research is underway, there is a need to examine the primary outcome and secondary outcomes in severe COVID-19 further and for a COVID-19 complementary regimen. Examining hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients and those under mechanical ventilation in randomized trials for example, will lead to more observational study, systematic review, sensitivity analysis and larger trials that can provide health care workers and the general public with answers we need. Jans DA and Fraser JE, for example, are providing some of those answers with randomized control trials and clinical trials.
The FLCCC is also an example of researchers who are dedicated to their mission, to research and develop lifesaving protocols for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in all stages of illness, and to help disseminate the results of their findings to doctors and patients everywhere. Right now, there are multiple options to treat COVID-19 effectively when examining vaccines, treatment and prevention, and appropriate safety indications.
So in short, you support the use of IVM under the Dr’s prescription?
Hi there Monica. I follow the FLCCC protocols and would be happy to have a consult with anyone regarding Ivermectin, but it is done through a virtual visit and on a case-by-case basis. We do not take insurance. I try to assess the risk to determine the need for prophylaxis, compared to just using Ivermectin for early treatment when symptoms appear.
would like to find best place to buy this medicine? Thx Dan
Hi Dan. When dealing with prevention and even treating the disease through medicine or otherwise, it is best to consult your primary care physician. If you do not have one and are within the jurisdiction of virtual consultation, I am more than happy to have one with you.
After FDA drug efficacy and safety trials of ivermectin, When is it estimated that ivermectin will be FDA approved to treat or prevent a Covid infection? Will the FDA approve ivermectin for emergency use? It seems, at this point, ivermectin is an effective and moderately safe Covid and Covid variant treatment with fairly wide international use and support.
Hello David, thank you for reading our blog and asking a very good question! Now if only there were an answer. 🙂
How can I get ivermectin for COVID if my pcp won’t prescribe?
Patricia, sorry you’re having these challenges. We hope treatment guidelines are updated soon. Fortunately, there are scientific reviews on the way (the FLCCC has one in progress now). Please do show your PCP this link: https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLCCC-Ivermectin-in-the-prophylaxis-and-treatment-of-COVID-19.pdf. Hopefully, ivermectin will be more accessible in the future.
My Husband and I have chosen not to vaccinate concerning COVID…
In research such as by Dr. Pierre Kory and other research we are interested in locating a doctor who will allows us to get prescriptions for Ivermectin…we have not experience any COVID or any other symptoms…..we wish to take for prevention….we are 75 and 76….
My husband has Parkinson’s and I am in very good health….thank you for your help and guidance.
Janet and Russell Harris
Hi Janet and Russell. First off, thank you so much for reading our blog and for doing your research! I would be happy to give you and your husband a virtual consultation to see what would be right for you. Although decisions for prevention and treatment are on an individual basis, I follow the FLCCC protocols. First, I try to assess the risk and then, determine the need for prophylaxis. This is different from just using Ivermectin for early treatment when symptoms appear. To make it easier for our patients and for our clinic, we are a cash pay, membership-based clinic and do not accept insurance. Feel free to call and set up a virtual visit: 210-405-2486.