# This deworming drug won’t treat COVID-19, but it might kill you, CDC warns

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/this-deworming-drug-wont-treat-covid-19-but-it-might-kill-you-cdc-warns/
- Published: 2021-08-28T09:45:17-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Image of ivermectin tablets. In the U.S., prescriptions for ivermectin have increased 24-fold in recent weeks, compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to the CDC. Photo credit: Soumyabrata Roy / NurPhoto via Getty Images. Article by Rachael Rettner. Live Science – August 26, 2021. Thousands of Americans may be taking potentially dangerous doses of an anti-parasitic drug because of misinformation that it will prevent or treat COVID-19, according to a new warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On Thursday (Aug. 26), the CDC alerted doctors that there’s been a […] Click here to view original web page at www.livescience.com