Ivermectin for COVID-19 - positive lab test human tests needed

[sun rise]

It's vital, at least to me, to be careful about stories like this. Ivermectin seems to be what we're looking for but it's only been tested in the lab, not in humans. So I'm cautiously optimistic. And I'm 100% going to avoid channeling Herr Doctor Professor Trump in touting a wonderful medical breakthrough.

But as a bullet point notes, medical science is focused on finding an answer:

The drug joins the growing list of other medicines that are currently in testing around the world as scientists look to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Scientists have found another potential coronavirus cure

 

[Sunstone]

Thank you for (1) bringing this to our attention and (2) not over-dramatizing it. Much appreciated.

 

[Dawnofhope]

Its a promising area to research further, and having a drug that's already in use makes it easier to approve. A key question would be the dose needed to be effective. There's a huge difference between killing the virus in a lab and killing it in humans, so any optimism needs to be tempered with realism and research from those with the appropriate expertise.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I just saw on the news in Central Valley here they are trying an FDA approved treatment of transfusing plasma from someone recovered into a sick individual.

 

[sun rise]

I just saw on the news in Central Valley here they are trying an FDA approved treatment of transfusing plasma from someone recovered into a sick individual.

That's the sledgehammer approach compared to isolating the antibodies from the blood of someone who has recovered. But still, I won't gainsay them trying it.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

That's the sledgehammer approach compared to isolating the antibodies from the blood of someone who has recovered. But still, I won't gainsay them trying it.

This report said the antibodies are in the plasma.

 

[Shadow Link]

Some more info...
The FDA-approved Drug Ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro - ScienceDirect

 

[oliviathomas]

Australian scientists have found that an antiviral drug called ‘IVERMECTIN’ was able to kill coronavirus grown in cell cultures in less than 48 hours.
Ivermectin is a medication used to treat many types of anti-parasite infection.
Ivermectin is an inhibitor of the covid-19 causative virus in vitro.
Ivermectin is FDA-approved for parasitic infections and therefore has a potential for repurposing.
Ivermectin is currently being investigated as a treatment for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The trials so far have shown ivermectin reduces the number of cell-associated viral DNA by 99.8 % in 24 hours. Further studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of this medicine in humans with COVID-19.

 

[David Walker]

Buy Ivermectin is AN on-solution against parasitic medications. It's AN ectoparasiticide drug. Ivermectin is recommended to patients who're tormented by parasitic assaults or contaminations along with the enteral lot, skin, and eyes. A rule improvement bunch was met because of the misrepresented worldwide consideration of Ivermectin as a potential treatment for COVID-19.