Dr. Dino Prato explains why ivermectin keeps resurfacing: it's cheap, safe, and used for decades. Animal studies show anti-cancer activity when combined with other drugs, but it's not FDA-approved for cancer and won't replace chemotherapy.
What makes ivermectin go viral is these combinations. It's familiar, it's cheap, we know it's fairly safe, has a lot of safety data, it's been around for a long time, it has decades of use, and it's been approved with indications. And there's a real preclinical research showing anti-cancer benefits, activity you see in animal studies and others, and in combinations creates hope for patients. But hope without guidance becomes chaos. Let me say this clearly: ivermectin is not FDA approved for the treatment of cancer. That's why you're not going to have your oncologist prescribe it for you. It's not a proven cancer treatment. It's not replacement for your oncology care or chemotherapy regimen. In fact, it works better when it's in combination with the right treatments if you have the right targets.
