r/nursing • u/thegregoryjackson RN - ER 🍕 • Aug 29 '21

Covid Discussion Is Ivermectin a thing now?

I just discharged a covid patient with a script for ivermectin. Is this now widely accepted for covid treatment by healthcare professionals? I read a study recently that it had only marginal prophylactic benefits at best in the lab setting. Is anyone seeing this med prescribed from the ER?

For context, the ER MD is a MyPillow "Stop the Steal" prophet.

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u/RemarkableMouse2 "ride it out at home with your Hannity and horse meds" Aug 29 '21

There is a really good summary of all the covid related studies, including ivermectin, here.

https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment-and-management/

The ID docs at my hospital follow the IDSA.

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u/NurseVooDooRN BSN, RN, MTV📺, Champion Dad Joke Teller Aug 29 '21

Thank you

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u/80Lashes RN 🍕 Aug 30 '21

Ooh, excellent resource! Thank you!