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Ivermectin
About Ivermectin
A medication developed from bacteria discovered by Satoshi Omura, who received the Nobel Prize in 2015. Ivermectin treats river blindness, strongyloidiasis, and other parasitic infections. It has been distributed free of charge by Merck through the Mectizan Donation Program to eliminate river blindness in Africa. Hundreds of millions of treatments have been donated. Ivermectin was promoted as a COVID 19 treatment despite insufficient evidence, leading to widespread misuse. The drug remains essential for parasitic disease control worldwide.