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Leslie Gingo

Leslie Gingo

Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Allegheny Health Network; PharmD, BCPS; former Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.

Jun 16, 2026

Rumor vs Truth - Evidence‑Based Mythbusting for Healthcare Professionals

Rumor vs Truth - Evidence‑Based Mythbusting for Healthcare Professionals

Ivermectin

Jun 16 · 27m

Steve SmallHOST
10:22
How should we go about that if patients are curious? Do we completely steer them away? What advice do you give?
Leslie Gingo
Leslie GingoGUEST
10:28
Right.
Leslie Gingo
Leslie GingoGUEST
10:29
So it's difficult to... steer patients away, especially if they've already kind of gotten it in their mind that they want to try ivermectin.
Leslie Gingo
Leslie GingoGUEST
10:40
Maybe they had a family friend who suggested it based on a cousin or, you know, some family member who tried it and had some success.
Leslie Gingo
Leslie GingoGUEST
10:51
So it's all very anecdotal.
Leslie Gingo
Leslie GingoGUEST
10:53
So it's really hard to argue against that for some patients.
Leslie Gingo
Leslie GingoGUEST
10:58
I will tell you our patients kind of run the gamut.
Steve SmallHOST
12:38
Any tips that you emphasize regarding safety or side effects that they should watch out for, especially with the dosing maybe we mentioned earlier?

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