# Korean Pharmaceutical Association warning on Ivermectin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [April 7, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268 "2020-04-07T13:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268/1 "2020-04-07T13:06:31Z")

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[Public warned about taking parasiticide to kill coronavirus](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/04/119_287483.html)

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> Pharmacists are warning the public against taking Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug which has been rumored to be effective in treating COVID-19, the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) said tuesday.
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> The lobby group for pharmacists said further tests must be done to verify the efficacy of the drug in living organisms, despite initial media reports that the anti-parasitic drug was a breakthrough solution to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

_More at the link._

Seriously, folks. Can we please, just for the fun of it, start trusting scientists to do their thing their way (scientific method, double blind, ethical protocols, etc.) and not go off the deep end after hearing the latest rumor? And remember there’s a difference between _in vitro_ and _in vivo_ besides just the spelling.

Yeah, I know. I’m pleading for cooler heads to prevail.

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**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268/2 "2020-04-07T21:24:27Z")

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Good grief. My familiarity with it as a _horse wormer._

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268/3 "2020-04-08T00:30:26Z")

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[Here](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/04/119_287506.html) is a story from yesterday’s _The Korea Times_ about nightclubs.

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> The South Korean government said Tuesday it will strengthen inspections of nightclubs and bars, warning they could become new hotbeds for coronavirus infection.
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> Nightlife spots on streets frequented by young people in Seoul and other major cities have recently been showing signs of revival as the fall in new virus cases eased fears of COVID-19.
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> “People are lining up at entertainment establishments including clubs that open their doors despite the strict social distancing drive,” Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.
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> “We are worried about the situation where young people become ‘quiet (asymptomatic) spreaders.’”
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> Beginning this week, the government will conduct intensive inspections of dancing clubs, youth bars and other entertainment businesses from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily, the crisis team said after the meeting.

_More at the link._

Also from that link is this nifty tidbit:

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> Those that do not comply could be fined up to 3 million won ($2,453) and face indemnity claims from the government should infections occur there.

That could get mighty expensive mighty fast.

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**Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268/4 "2020-04-08T00:33:24Z")

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Hey, I just prescribed ivermectin yesterday. For a horrible case of scabies.