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Prescriptions for an antiparasitic drug spiked for cancer patients<\/a> after a celebrity endorsed the medication during a recent episode of Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n

Ivermectin\u2013benzimidazole, a combination of antiparasitic medications, was touted as an off-label cancer treatment during actor Mel Gibson\u2019s January 2025 appearance<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gibson spoke about three of his friends who had stage 4 cancer, noting that “all three of them don\u2019t have cancer right now at all.” When Rogan asked what treatments they used, Gibson replied, “Ivermectin, fenbendazole.”<\/p>\n

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Ivermectin is an antiparasitic medication used in humans and animals to treat infections<\/a> caused by certain worms and parasites.<\/p>\n

Fenbendazoleis, a veterinary antiparasitic drug used to treat worms in animals, belongs to the benzimidazole class of medications, according to medical sources.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t believe that there is anything that can afflict mankind that hasn\u2019t got a natural cure for it,” Gibson added.<\/p>\n

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Researchers from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, UCLA and the University of Michigan analyzed the health records<\/a> of over 68 million patients in ambulatory care settings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They checked for increases in same-day prescribing of ivermectin plus a benzimidazole: albendazole, fenbendazole, mebendazole or thiabendazole \u2013 with the goal of determining whether Gibson\u2019s endorsement resulted in a spike.<\/p>\n

Following the episode, which was viewed 60 million times in the month after airing, overall prescribing rates nearly doubled, rising 2.5 times among cancer patients<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among those patients, larger increases were seen in men, White patients, people ages 18-64 and those who lived in southern states, the researchers found.<\/p>\n

The study, which was published in JAMA Network Open on Tuesday, did not measure any safety outcomes of the drug combination.<\/p>\n

No clinical trials<\/a> have supported the safety or effectiveness of ivermectin\u2013benzimidazole for treating cancer, experts noted.<\/p>\n

“Clinicians talk about how difficult it is when the patient demands or asks for a medication that they really feel passionately might help,” said lead author Michelle Rockwell, PhD, RD, a health services researcher at Virginia Tech, in a press release. “And that’s where I think these celebrity influencers<\/a> really play a big role.”<\/p>\n

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While some laboratory and animal studies have shown that these drugs can promote anti-cancer activity<\/a>, the required dose for even a small effect would “typically be considered toxic for humans,” according to Skyler B. Johnson, MD, of the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute.<\/p>\n

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Johnson, who was not involved in the research, shared with CIDRAP News his concerns about ivermectin\u2019s effect on how the body processes cancer treatments<\/a> and other medications.<\/p>\n

The study did have some limitations, including that it was observational in design and could not prove that Gibson\u2019s appearance led to the increase in prescriptions<\/a>. Also, the fact that prescriptions were ordered does not necessarily mean that they were filled or used.<\/p>\n

It is also possible that some patients sought out ivermectin without a prescription, perhaps from agricultural retailers who sell it for livestock.<\/p>\n

There is also the potential that cancer status was misclassified, the researchers noted.<\/p>\n

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The study also did not assess whether patients were taking ivermectin alongside conventional treatment<\/a> or if they used it as a substitute.<\/p>\n

Patients should consult a qualified healthcare professional<\/a> for medical guidance before making treatment decisions, doctors say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/joe-rogan-podcast-appearance-tied-rise-demand-alternative-cancer-treatment <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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