People are arriving at US hospitals after overdosing in the unproven belief it can treat Covid.
"You are not a horse. You are not a cow," the FDA said, warning that taking large doses of the substance "is dangerous and can cause serious harm".
Dr McElyea said patients who had taken the drug were arriving at hospital with vomiting, muscle aches, and even vision loss.
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