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minitiger's avatar

Yeah, exactly. I think it might’ve been a rhetorical question. Because obviously we can’t have effective, cheap drugs that everybody can afford. How would the pharmaceutical companies ever make money???

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dan mcco's avatar

here is a video of us drs who did a small trial but can't get funding for a larger trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqNH6GVAATY

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dan mcco's avatar

or the media companies -- have you ever seen an invermectin ad? It's a $10 lice treatment that your kid may have received.

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MJSchilder60's avatar

it's also a component in Veternarian Medicine used to give to dogs & cats once a month; aka Heartgard ... AND, Tractor Supply sells Ivermectin Horse Paste (apple flavored; yummy!) that I bought to have on hand till my Ivermectin pills arrived from a Canadian Pharmacy (after I saw Dr Pierre Kory's speech to US Senate)

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minitiger's avatar

I haven’t ever seen an invermectin ad. And I don’t have kids. But why are they using it for lice treatment? I got lice when I was a kid, my mom just poured some vinegar on my head and they all went scurrying off.

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Trollificus's avatar

It also has veterinarian use for ringworm and similar.

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Oregoncharles's avatar

Insecticidal soap works, too, though it may not kill the eggs - you need a comb for that. Or two applications. And maybe conditioner after: it's a harsh shampoo.

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minitiger's avatar

You know what isn’t a harsh shampoo? Vinegar. And a bottle of that costs like two bucks. No need for a second application, either. That shit got rid of my lice real quick. I remember when my mom poured it on my head in the bathtub, me and my brother were freaking out because we could feel the lice jumping off of our heads and on to our bodies before they disappeared haha.

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