美国食品和药物管理局 (FDA) 同意根据周四在一项诉讼中达成的和解条款,删除其网站和社交媒体帖子,警告人们不要使用伊维菌素来治疗 COVID-19,指控该机构在指示卫生专业人员时超越了其权限以及患者不宜使用该药。 21 天内,该机构将删除消费者更新“为什么不应使用伊维菌素来治疗或预防 COVID-19”,该更新中描绘了一名医生和一匹马。 FDA 于 2021 年 3 月 5 日发布了更新。
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to take down its website and social media posts warning people not to use ivermectin to treat COVID-19 under terms of a settlement reached Thursday in a lawsuitalleging the agency exceeded its authority when it directed health professionals and patients not to use the drug. Within 21 days, the agency will remove the consumer update, “Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19,” which pictures a doctor and a horse. The FDA posted the update on March 5, 2021.