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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description 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.
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
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Correspondence
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COVID-19 - prevention & control
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Infectious Disease
Ivermectin
Ivermectin - adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery General
Oregon
Poison Control Centers
Prescriptions
Prevention
Primary Care
Pulmonary
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