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Kim Goldberg's avatar

I really appreciate all the work that went into this. And thank you for presenting it here for us, Tim and Alexandros. One thing I would be interested in seeing added is how the veterinary preparations of ivermectin perform in comparison to human pills on these planaria - specifically to one or more of the most common brands of horse paste - eg, duramectin, bimectin etc. Also ivermectin liquid for horses. Many people are self-treating with these products out of necessity. I recall reading a peer-reviewed paper from years ago that compared human pills to horsepaste ivermectin in an African country to determine if the horsepaste was equivalently effective with no additional adverse effects. and it was equivalent on both counts. So the conclusion of the study was that horsepaste could be used if that's what was available.

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PFR30's avatar

I’m surprised they didn’t dose the control group 3 days in, like all the FDA approved studies are doing now!

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