The government’s campaign to label Ivermectin as dangerous—described by some as “horse paste”—has drawn comparisons to the false claims of the “War on Drugs” that marijuana would cause fatal outcomes despite no confirmed cases of death.
Official statements have claimed that Ivermectin, a veterinary dewormer, could induce coma or even death. However, independent experts assert it is one of the safest and most effective medications available.
Dr. Pierre Kory, featured in an interview on the Greg Hunter Show, emphasized: “In order to overdose from Ivermectin, you have to take either a hundred or a thousand times the standard dose.”
Additionally, Dr. Jacques Descotes, an internationally recognized toxicologist with over 40 years of experience as an independent consultant for pharmaceutical companies, conducted a review of Ivermectin’s safety profile based on more than 350 articles and accessible web sources. His findings indicate:
“Ivermectin has been administered orally to hundreds of millions of people throughout the world in the past three decades. The assessment of reported adverse events temporally associated with Ivermectin exposure shows that Ivermectin-induced adverse effects have so far been infrequent and usually mild to moderate.
“It is noteworthy that no deaths have seemingly ever been reported after an accidental or suicidal overdose of Ivermectin. No greater toxicity of Ivermectin has been substantiated in elderly people despite repeated assertions that an ageing blood-brain barrier might lead to increased Ivermectin toxicity level. The positive clinical experience accumulated with Ivermectin administration led many medical experts to break away from early adamant contra-indications in pregnant women. Finally, several national pharmacovigilance networks around the world released information and opinions to ascertain Ivermectin safety in human subjects. So far, there are no critical safety limitations to Ivermectin prescription in current indications.”
Dr. Descotes further noted that patients who take large amounts of Ivermectin experience neurological symptoms such as confusion and uncoordinated movement but typically recover within days without treatment.
The safety profile of Ivermectin is comparable to that of water—taking an extremely large amount of water (such as 800 ounces) can be life-threatening—but Ivermectin has never been reported to cause fatal outcomes in accidental overdoses.