ivermectin
noun
iver·mec·tin
ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən 
: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic lactones that is used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis
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During the pandemic, compounders charged exorbitant prices for ivermectin, even after the drug proved ineffective against COVID-19.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
And the Covid-19 pandemic also helped popularize self-experimentation with drugs, as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin emerged as alternative (but ultimately ineffective) ways to counter the virus.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Passed a bill that would make the antiparasitic medication ivermectin available without a prescription.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Suspicion turned to anger when scientific leaders kept contradicting his embrace of hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and convalescent plasma.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
And the Covid-19 pandemic also helped popularize self-experimentation with drugs, as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin emerged as alternative (but ultimately ineffective) ways to counter the virus.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Passed a bill that would make the antiparasitic medication ivermectin available without a prescription.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Suspicion turned to anger when scientific leaders kept contradicting his embrace of hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and convalescent plasma.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Ivermectin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ivermectin. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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ivermectin
noun
iver·mec·tin
ˌī-vər-ˈmek-tən
: a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic macrocyclic lactones that is a derivative of avermectin used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis
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