Des Moines, Iowa (KELO.com) — The Iowa Department of Health took to Facebook to send a reminder message out.
The Department says “don’t take heartworm medication to prevent or treat COVID-19.”
The popular medication is used in dogs and cats to treat heartworm.
At one point Ivermectin was used in COVID-19 research however it was done so in a petri dish, not in people.
The department is stressing to everyone the medication is sold for use in animals not humans and can cause serious damage if taken by humans.
(The Iowa Department of Health contributed to this report)
