Congressman threatens legal action over “ivermectin pantry”
A lawmaker swore to fight the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in court if it blocks his plan to distribute the antiparasitic drug ivermectin for free.
A lawmaker swore to fight the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in court if it blocks his plan to distribute the antiparasitic drug ivermectin for free.
Roque stressed that what the FDA was ordered to stop was the sale/trade of ivermectin for veterinary use that had been repackaged as human grade, including those not determined by competent authorities as safe to be used in humans.
Merck, the company that produces the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin says there is no scientific basis to use it against Covid-19.