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Prescriptions of a two-drug combo including ivermectin skyrocketed following Gibson's appearance, a new study finds, especially among cancer patients.

Ivermectin prescriptions skyrocketed in the six months after actor Mel Gibson claimed a version of the drug successfully treated three of his friends’ cancer on influencer Joe Rogan’s podcast, a new ...

Prescriptions for an antiparasitic drug spiked for cancer patients after a celebrity endorsed the medication during a recent episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Ivermectin–fenbendazole, a combination of ...

Prescriptions for two antiparasitic drugs, ivermectin and fenbendazole, have recently surged in the US, according to a new study. Originally developed to treat parasitic worms, the drugs are now being ...

Prescriptions for antiparasitic drugs spiked after the actor claimed it cured his friends of cancer, a new study finds. By Nina Agrawal In January 2025, Mel Gibson told the influential podcaster Joe ...

Gibson appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" in January 2025 and described three friends with stage 4 cancer who he said recovered after taking ivermectin and fenbendazole, another dewormer that’s ...

From COVID-era hype to viral cancer claims, doctors separate fact from fiction on ivermectin’s real medical use and limits ...

In January 2025, Mel Gibson told influential podcaster Joe Rogan that three of his friends who previously had Stage 4 cancer no longer had cancer “at all.” They had been cured by the antiparasitic ...