Ivermectin prices soar on Amazon despite FDA warning of false COVID-19 cure

Published September 18, 2021 6:00pm ET



With a rise in demand for Ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, prices of the anti-parasitic drug have shot up online — especially on Amazon, where sellers have gouged the prices up to eight times the usual amount.

Although the Food and Drug Administration says Ivermectin should not be used for COVID-19, people in the United States clamored to get their hands on the drug during the pandemic, even turning to a formulation used primarily to deworm horses, according to Buzzfeed News.

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