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Of 8 out of 10 Brazilians positive with COVID used ivermectin, 5 more than the global average.Worldwide, 27% of people took the drug, even though it was ineffective

The problem is that, in addition to being ineffective against COVID, ivermectin in excess can cause liver damage (photo: Gladyston Rodrigues/EM/DA Press) A study by the Global Health Institute of Barcelona (ISGlobal), published in the scientific journal Nature, found that, in 2022, ivermectin was used by 79.5% of Brazilians who had symptoms of COVID-19.The rate is more than 50 percentage points higher than the global average, which stood at 27%.According to the study authors, the majority of people who reported ivermectin use resided in low- and middle-income countries. , warned the researchers.READ MORE 06:00 - 04/04/2021 COVID-19: Danger Kit Alert;understand the risks 10:22 - 03/24/2021 Unicamp confirms a case of drug-induced hepatitis due to the use of a COVID kit 12:04 - 02/15/2021 COVID kit: understand the mechanisms of recommended drugs and adverse reactions The COVID-19 pandemic broke out an epidemic of irrational drug use.As determined by the Federal Council of Pharmacy (CFF), still in May 2021, with data from the IQVIA consultancy, in the 12 months following the registration of the first case of the disease in the country, sales of some drugs linked to the prevention or cure of the disease, even without proof that they are effective for this purpose, they increased by 857%, in the case of ivermectin.Read also: Ivermectin: study shows that medicine is not effective against COVID-19.Several scientific studies have already proven the ineffectiveness of ivermectin, an antiparasitic, in the treatment or prevention of COVID.Health authorities, both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) do not indicate the drug for this purpose.Even so, several people insist on using what, in Brazil, was called a “Covid-kit”, recommended by former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and also by health professionals who follow the politician.Read also: Kit Covid may be linked to kidney damage.Ivermectin, which is a vermifuge, can be purchased in Brazil without withholding a prescription.Sold indiscriminately, Brazilians continue to consume the drug, which, in addition to being ineffective against COVID, in excess can cause liver damage.Another data revealed by the study by the Barcelona Global Institute of Health (ISGlobal) is that about 40% of people are not more attentive to information about COVID-19, even though the new coronavirus, SARS-COV-2, never has ceased to circulate around the world and new variants appear with some regularity.Respondents also state that they are not so supportive of mandatory vaccines.In the study, 23 thousand people were surveyed, between June 29 and July 10, 2022. Adults, over 18 years old, 50.3% women and 45.6% with average monthly income above the per capita income of the country.

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