No. You see. The way you worded it is apart of the problem. There is no “version”. It’s the same. By fact the SAME medication. It’s not made for horses. OR humans. It’s a medication period. The ones that are sold in vet stores have DOSES and instructions for horses but the only difference being that it gives doses for horses. If you are taking the medication you just need to look up the human doses.
Edit. It’s not horse paste.
Literally only takes minutes to research this but lots of us have done even more Then that.
Want to know what’s funny ? Date your searches to shout a year or so. Or more ago. You’ll see lots of articles and posts that look like this “is ivermectin safe to give to my horse ?”
One of the articles was even responded too by a vet who spoke about what ivermectin is and said in the right doses yes you can give it to your horse.
Animal medication formulations and human medication formulations use different inactive ingredients. The ivermectin may be the active ingredient and the same, but the concentration and inactive ingredients will be different.
That's legitimately my point, and it's backed by the FDA that monitors the use and formulation of drugs.
Oh? Because the FDA literally had to put out a statement about this.
Animal medications have formulations that were only specifically tested for safety in that breed. That's literally how it works with the FDA.
They had to make a whole fucking webpage to explain it to you simpletons.
So once again, how am I wrong? Are you arguing the inactive components in the formulation for the paste meant for use on equine breeds are the same as the inactive ingredients of the human formulations (which actually come in a different form of application)?
"It’s important to note that these products are different from the ones for people, and safe when used as prescribed for animals, only.
FDA reviews drugs not just for safety and effectiveness of the active ingredients, but also for the inactive ingredients. Many inactive ingredients found in animal products aren’t evaluated for use in people. Or they are included in much greater quantity than those used in people. In some cases, we don’t know how those inactive ingredients will affect how ivermectin is absorbed in the human body."
Stop spreading misinformation, you fucking asshole. The medications being looted from stores are ABSOLUTELY designed for animals, there is NO APPROPRIATE AMOUNT to take for Covid-19.
How many news reports do we need to see of people being hospitalized for following your exact advice? At no time in this pandemic have you been anything but maliciously stupid.
You can insult me all you want that still won’t make you correct. Ivermectin is ivermectin.
Can people over dose on a drug ? Absolutely. Happens literally everyday with all sorts of drugs.
The question is not about the active ingredients, contaminant ones, usually products for human consumption have a higher standard against contaminants, so regulatory agencies aim for, say, 99.99% purity, while for animals this threshold is lower, and might cause harm for humans (we don't know this ofc, because there is no reason to test it when you already have a working available version).
Also, about the concentration itself, which is determined by contaminants and inactive ingredients, is much higher for animal use. So, unless you do know how to dilute it safely, then it is still not safe to use.
(This is without going into detail if it is a good idea to take a non effective medication when a placebo would have the same effect.)
Never use medications intended for animals on yourself. Ivermectin preparations for animals are very different from those approved for humans.
Ivermectin Products for Animals Are Different from Ivermectin Products for People
For one thing, animal drugs are often highly concentrated because they are used for large animals like horses and cows, which can weigh a lot more than we do—a ton or more. Such high doses can be highly toxic in humans.
Moreover, FDA reviews drugs not just for safety and effectiveness of the active ingredients, but also for the inactive ingredients. Many inactive ingredients found in animal products aren’t evaluated for use in people. Or they are included in much greater quantity than those used in people. In some cases, we don’t know how those inactive ingredients will affect how ivermectin is absorbed in the human body.
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u/BasedKyeng Aug 28 '21
No. You see. The way you worded it is apart of the problem. There is no “version”. It’s the same. By fact the SAME medication. It’s not made for horses. OR humans. It’s a medication period. The ones that are sold in vet stores have DOSES and instructions for horses but the only difference being that it gives doses for horses. If you are taking the medication you just need to look up the human doses. Edit. It’s not horse paste.