Thinking of trying ivermectin for COVID? Here’s what can happen with this controversial drug

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Thinking of trying ivermectin for COVID? Here’s what can happen with this controversial drug

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Health authorities are concerned at the number of people taking ivermectin, and warn against it for anyone else who may have COVID symptoms or has been diagnosed with the virus. Image: TajPharmaImages / WikiCommons CC-BY SA 4.0

by Nial Wheate, University of Sydney; Andrew McLachlan, University of Sydney, and Slade Matthews, University of Sydney

Westmead Hospital in Sydney’s west says it has treated a patient who overdosed after taking the drug ivermectin, an unproven and potentially dangerous