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to be fair some people were actually trying to buy it from veterinarians

That was because FDA pressure campaigns made it impossible to obtain the human formulation for off-label use. I had a prescription filled in January 2021 before it became a political hot potato. Ten months later the same pharmacy practically hung up the phone on me when I asked if I could get it filled.

Oh wow you are an ivermectin crackpot

You can't attack other users like this, no matter how wrong they are or you feel they are.

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sure but it’s not a drug to treat viruses (covid in this case), these weren’t people looking for valid off label use

sometimes pointing out people are being dumb is completely valid - if you buy horse dewormer from a vet to treat yourself ineffectively you kind of have it coming

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