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There is no evidence that ivermectin works to prevent or treat COVID-19, and it is not authorized for this use. To date, Health Canada has not received any drug submission or applications for clinical trials for ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19.
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Sep 1, 2021 · In light of reports of people using ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug for livestock, to prevent or treat COVID-19, Health Canada issued an alert Tuesday night telling Canadians not to...
Jan 27, 2022 · A months-long Star investigation has unearthed a covert network through which physicians are prescribing ivermectin, a disproven COVID-19 treatment, to patients willing to pay.
Sep 2, 2021 · An anti-parasitic medicine called ivermectin is facing a shortage in Canada amid unproven claims that it can be used to treat COVID-19 — and confusion about the drug has sparked a lot of...
Oct 20, 2021 · Health Canada is reminding Canadians that ivermectin should not be used to treat or prevent COVID-19, after poison control centres saw an increase in reports about the anti-parasitic drug...
Sep 1, 2021 · But there's a shortage of the drug in Canada, as global demand surges due to unproven claims that the medicine can be used to treat COVID-19. That shortage could put people who actually need it...
“The human version of ivermectin is authorized for sale in Canada only for the treatment of parasitic worm infections in people.”