That doesn’t mean that there aren’t certain safety precautions that need to be taken. It was a prescription for a reason ...

Ivermectin became a source of debate during the COVID-19 pandemic, though it is not FDA-approved as an antiviral or for treating viruses, including COVID-19.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is authorized to provide guidance on drugs and convey that information to the public. When the FDA approves a medication, it means the agency considers the drug ...

A Republican lawmaker is pushing a bill to make horse dewormer ivermectin available over the counter for humans..

Ivermectin is primarily used in dogs for the prevention and treatment of heartworm disease. The parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, living in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, causes this ...

Ivermectin is a medication that's been around for decades, and it's been a miracle drug against parasites. But now ivermectin is the latest drug caught up in a COVID-19 controversy. NPR's Pien Huang ...

An Oklahoma doctor says ivermectin can be dangerous for people who feel “bugs” on their skin, urging medical evaluation for causes like drug use or vitamin deficiencies.

A bill that would allow ivermectin to be sold for human use without a prescription received an Arkansas Senate panel's endorsement on Wednesday. The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee ...

Interest in ivermectin for kidney cancer has come primarily from preclinical studies. Authors of a review from China stated that ivermectin "preferentially targets renal cancer through inducing ...

Statement: “The FDA is now saying that it’s OK to take ivermectin if you have COVID.” Conservative pundits, politicians and social media users are claiming that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Conservative pundits, politicians and social media users are claiming that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently reversed its guidance on the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19.