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