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Barkwell and Shields (April 19, p 1144)
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report 15 deaths among 47 nursing home residents after treatment with lindane, permethrin, and a single 0·2 mg/kg dose of ivermectin for scabies. Although no specific cause of death is given, they suggest that the apparent excess of mortality could be due to the treatment with
ivermectin.
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Two people in Pietermaritzburg have ended up in intensive care after taking an overdose of Ivermectin.
The drug, which has been around since the 1970s, is being touted by many around the world as a “miracle cure” for Covid-19.
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55 deaths related to post-CDTI SAE were recorded, which represents 5.8% of all cases of SAE
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Analysis of severe adverse effects following community-based ivermectin treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
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Serious neurological adverse events have been reported from large scale community-based ivermectin treatment campaigns against
Onchocerciasis volvulus in Africa
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