(KXAN) — Following the surge of in use of parasite treatment ivermectin as an unproven and non-FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment, another drug is reportedly being misused as a coronavirus therapeutic.

First, there was hydroxychloroquine. The latest fad was Ivermectin, the horse dewormer. In today’s “What will they think of next?” antivaxxers have taken to gargling with and ingesting Betadine to ...

(KXAN) — Months after animal dewormer ivermectin surged as an unproven and non-FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment, another drug’s being touted by some anti-vaccine corners of the internet as a ...

A combination of betadine and silver colloidal gel was more effective than either agent alone in killing bacteria in biofilms in vitro, according to study results published in the American Journal of ...

Some anti-vaxxers have turned to an alternative treatment to try and ward off COVID-19 – povidone-iodine, which is often sold under the brand name Betadine. Some believe that Betadine, which is used ...

Some anti-vaxxers are gargling the common antiseptic Betadine in an attempt to treat and prevent the coronavirus. These claims follow a video posted by an alleged doctor on Twitter and Facebook and ...

As if attempting to one-up last week’s stupidity with regards to ivermectin, anti-vaxxers on Facebook and Twitter are advocating for a new and unproven Covid-19 treatment: Betadine, an antiseptic used ...

Iodine was once a popular treatment for your typical cut and scratch, and now anti-vaxx circles are claiming that gargling or snorting it works as a preventive for Covid-19. Povidone iodine, known ...