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In reply to the discussion: Ivermectin to be investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in Oxford's PRINCIPLE trial [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,308 posts)67. The participants are symptomatic, with a positive Covid test
To take part, you need to:
1. You have had a positive test for COVID-19, AND are unwell with symptoms of COVID-19 which have started in the last 14 days. These symptoms may include, but are not limited to:
...
The study is for people with ongoing symptoms. People who feel they are already well on the way to recovery should not take part.
...
You will either receive usual care, or usual care and a study drug which will be delivered from your GP, or directly from the research team. All study drugs are already widely used in the NHS and have been approved as safe for use in this study. The study will use a computer programme to decide by chance whether you get the drug or not.
https://www.principletrial.org/participants/how-to-join-the-trial
1. You have had a positive test for COVID-19, AND are unwell with symptoms of COVID-19 which have started in the last 14 days. These symptoms may include, but are not limited to:
...
The study is for people with ongoing symptoms. People who feel they are already well on the way to recovery should not take part.
...
You will either receive usual care, or usual care and a study drug which will be delivered from your GP, or directly from the research team. All study drugs are already widely used in the NHS and have been approved as safe for use in this study. The study will use a computer programme to decide by chance whether you get the drug or not.
https://www.principletrial.org/participants/how-to-join-the-trial
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Ivermectin to be investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in Oxford's PRINCIPLE trial [View all]
MisterNiceKitty
Aug 2021
OP
Have you researched online how many countries in the world are using Ivermectin?
womanofthehills
Aug 2021
#20
So what? It works on an intestinal parasite. Does it blast viruses out of noses?
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#39
Of course. But they would rather trust a pill or paste approved by the FDA for de-worming,
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#62
It's news, Oxford is well respected, ivermectin needs to be definitively shot down and buried
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2021
#6
But it's also growing in the nose, and no amount of shitting will shit it out the nostrils. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#43
They take it for parasites in the intestines and on the skin, not viruses in the NOSE
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#44
Maybe because in a pandemic with thousands dying, putting money and research scientists on this
viva la
Aug 2021
#65
We've seen this before-- with AIDS-- these "crank" treatments crowd out the effective
viva la
Aug 2021
#55
Don't know about the UK but in the US the standard of care for outpatients is "go home, feel better"
Klaralven
Aug 2021
#32
Because of a severely flawed study and a preprint which didn't stand up to peer review.
herding cats
Aug 2021
#49