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In addition to herbal supplements, however, some cleanses include ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug used to treat river blindness and elephantitis, which leads to the painful enlargement of body parts.

While ivermectin has saved millions of lives around the world from conditions like these, taking these drugs without having parasites or without a doctor to help guide dosing can be dangerous, Chaccour said.

Despite concerns of misuse, legislation allowing ivermectin to be sold over-the-counter instead of requiring a prescription has recently passed in Idaho, Tennessee and Arkansas.

Moore said ivermectin was not the panacea some are making it out to be and that it is not a benign drug in large quantities.

Food and Drug Administration, threatening to fire employees for “aggressive suppression” of raw milk, psychedelics and discredited COVID-era treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.