The anti-parasitic drug became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is now being embraced as an alternative ...

Ivermectin is primarily used in dogs for the prevention and treatment of heartworm disease. The parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, living in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, causes this ...

Ivermectin was originally celebrated as a revolutionary treatment for parasitic disease in humans and animals. It has since evolved into a focal point of misinformation and heated debate. During the ...

Since the pandemic began, Florida lawmakers and health officials have become fascinated with ivermectin for more than its approved human uses. Now, Florida’s Republican legislators want to make it ...

Lawmakers say the measure would let pharmacies sell human-grade ivermectin without a prescription, as doctors warn the drug is not proven to treat COVID 19.

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill to make a controversial anti-parasitic drug available over the counter. If passed, pharmacists will be able to supply ivermectin without a prescription.

A bill that would allow ivermectin to be sold for human use without a prescription received an Arkansas Senate panel's endorsement on Wednesday. The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee ...

Iowa House lawmakers have approved a bill from Gov. Kim Reynolds that maintain Iowa's "healthy" SNAP waiver and allows over-the-counter ivermectin.