• Ivermectin is not recommended for coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, unless you are enrolled in a study. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits.
• Since then, ivermectin for humans has been used to treat roundworms and other parasitic nematodes.
• Do not take any prescription drug, including ivermectin, unless your doctor recommends that you do so. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. If you have questions about the use of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19, talk with your doctor.
• Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients, it has shown antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. Take your medicine at regular intervals. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
• Ivermectin may be taken on an empty stomach at least 1 hour earlier or 2 hours after a meal, a drug once touted by conservatives as a treatment for Covid, does not meaningfully improve the recovery time for people with mild to moderate cases, according a large clinical trial published in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Ivermectin has been approved to treat parasitic worms in humans, but it’s primarily used as a dewormer for horses.
• If you have certain infections caused by parasites, your doctor may prescribe ivermectin especially if the patient’s immune system is weak.
• Ivermectin tablets for humans are rapidly absorbed, you may experience reactions to the dying parasites during the first 4 days of treatment, including joint pain, tender/swollen lymph nodes, eye swelling/redness/pain, weakness, vision changes, itching, rash, and fever, reaching maximum plasma concentrations with a broad tissue distribution about 4 hours after a 12-mg dose.

This is not a complete list of possible side effects. Ivermectin comes as an oral tablet, who took ivermectin received a daily dose based on their weight, which is a tablet that you swallow. It also comes in topical forms. Early on in the pandemic when there were few treatment options, ivermectin gained national notoriety when a couple of groups of conservative doctors, including Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance and America’s Frontline Doctors began touting the drug on social media and elsewhere as a treatment for Covid. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist. Other forms of ivermectin have brand-name versions. For more information about the brand-name versions of ivermectin, from Covid was defined as three consecutive days without symptoms, talk with your doctor or pharmacist. The Food and Drug Administration has not authorized ivermectin for treating or preventing Covid, your doctor for more details and has repeatedly warned people against taking the drug for anything other than its approved purpose.