{"id":156587,"date":"2025-09-20T12:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/156587\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:44:07","slug":"dr-ron-cook-says-ivermectin-can-cause-serious-problems-if-taken-for-the-wrong-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/156587\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ron Cook says Ivermectin can \u2018cause serious problems\u2019 if taken for the wrong reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Texans can now legally buy Ivermectin over the counter, thanks to House Bill 25, but Dr. Ron Cook warns that the drug can be dangerous if used inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Dr. Ron Cook is Texas Tech Health Sciences Center\u2019s Chief Health Officer. He says there\u2019s a reason why animals, as well as humans, take this drug.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIvermectin is originally formulated as an anti-parasitic,\u201d Cook said. \u201cIt\u2019s a de-wormer that we use in animals and in humans for certain kinds of roundworm so they get rid of the infection because they can cause problems if they stay around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Ivermectin comes in two forms, as a paste and as a pill. Cook says the difference between the two is extremely important when it comes to your health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe have to be very careful about using it in humans because we have different metabolism pathways to get rid of the drug.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">While Ivermectin has been around since the 1970\u2019s, it became a popular drug for some to combat COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8212896\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8212896\/\">National Library of Medicine<\/a>, the average number of outpatient retail pharmacy prescriptions of Ivermectin per week from pre-COVID compared to the first week of January 2021 jumped from roughly 3,600 to 39,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThere have plenty of studies now, large studies, that show that Ivermectin does not work for COVID, period. It just doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">With people being able to buy Ivermectin pills over the counter thanks to House Bill 25, Dr. Cook has some concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt can cause low blood pressure, it can cause seizures and in some cases, even death,\u201d Cook said. \u201cIf given inappropriately for the wrong dose for the wrong amount of time, it can cause serious problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Cook does believe Ivermectin can be a safe and effective drug but that means whoever purchases it must use it as intended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cLet\u2019s make sure we take it for the right reasons and not just take it free will for anything like, I have a cold, let\u2019s take it for that, or I think I have the flu, let\u2019s take it for that,\u201d Cook said. \u201cLet\u2019s take it for the right reason for the right amount of time for the right strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCBD. 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