# Ivermectin Q **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 3, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-q/950028 "2021-09-03T02:59:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
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> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Is ivermectin ever legitimately used for humans? You apparently didn’t see this thread: > [@Ivermectin Isn't Horse Medicine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-isnt-horse-medicine/949831): > > Well, yeah, I mean, it is used as a medication for horses. But in discussions on this board about its use for treating COVID - and let me be clear, I think that use is idiotic - quite a few posters have referred to it as horse medication, veterinary medication, or similar, and seemed to think it’s inappropriate to use in humans. Which is just factually false. It was originally developed as a veterinary medication. But it’s been approved for use in humans since 1988. It’s an FDA-approved anti-pa… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-q/950028)._