Toxic Effects from Ivermectin Use Associated with Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19

The Oregon Poison Center received calls at a rate of 0.25 per month in all of 2020, as compared with 21 calls in August 2021 alone, regarding toxic effects from ivermectin in persons who used the drug for the prevention or treatment of Covid-19. Symptoms included gastrointestinal distress, confusion...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2021-12, Vol.385 (23), p.2197-2198
Hauptverfasser:	Temple, Courtney, Hoang, Ruby, Hendrickson, Robert G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antiparasitic Agents - adverse effects Ataxia Clinical Practice Confusion - chemically induced Coronavirus Coronaviruses Correspondence COVID-19 COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 Drug Treatment Critical Care Critical Care General Drug dosages Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine General Female Gastrointestinal Diseases - chemically induced Hospitalist Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Hypotension Infectious Disease Ivermectin Ivermectin - adverse effects Male Middle Aged Neurology Neurosurgery Neurosurgery General Oregon Poison Control Centers Prescriptions Prevention Primary Care Pulmonary Seizures Seizures - chemically induced Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	The Oregon Poison Center received calls at a rate of 0.25 per month in all of 2020, as compared with 21 calls in August 2021 alone, regarding toxic effects from ivermectin in persons who used the drug for the prevention or treatment of Covid-19. Symptoms included gastrointestinal distress, confusion, ataxia, and seizures, and 6 of the 21 persons were hospitalized.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMc2114907