Sources of funding The manufacturer of Ivermectin (Johnson & Johnson–Merck Sharp & Dohme-Chibret) funded the trial, was involved in the study design and provided the study medications. A ‘contract research organisation’ collected the data. An industry author was involved in the writing of the manuscript. All but one author received consulting fees from the manufacturer, held stock options in the company or were employed by the manufacturer.

Provenance and peer review Commissioned, internally peer reviewed.