The lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data alone are inherently unreliable

Nat Med. 2021 Nov;27(11):1853-1854. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01535-y.

Authors

Jack M Lawrence¹, Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz², James A J Heathers³, Nicholas J L Brown⁴, Kyle A Sheldrick⁵

Affiliations

¹ St George's, University of London, London, UK.
² School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Cipher Skin, Denver, CO, USA.
⁴ Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
⁵ University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia. k.sheldrick@unsw.edu.au.

PMID: 34552263
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01535-y

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antiparasitic Agents / adverse effects
Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use*
COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing
Insecticides / adverse effects
Insecticides / therapeutic use
Ivermectin / adverse effects
Ivermectin / therapeutic use*
Prescription Drug Misuse*
SARS-CoV-2 / drug effects*

Substances

Antiparasitic Agents
Insecticides
Ivermectin