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Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug – but not for COVID-19

  • Written by Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut
imageWhile ivermectin was originally used to treat river blindness, it has also been repurposed to treat other human parasitic infections.ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images

Ivermectin is an over 30-year-old wonder drug that treats life- and sight-threatening parasitic infections. Its lasting influence on global health has been so profound that two of...

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