Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/50536, first published .
Exploring Public Sentiment on the Repurposing of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Treatment: Cross-Sectional Study Using Twitter Data

Exploring Public Sentiment on the Repurposing of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Treatment: Cross-Sectional Study Using Twitter Data

Exploring Public Sentiment on the Repurposing of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Treatment: Cross-Sectional Study Using Twitter Data

Angga Prawira Kautsar   1, 2, 3 * , MBA ;   Rano Kurnia Sinuraya   1, 3, 4 * , PhD ;   Jurjen van der Schans   1, 5 , PhD ;   Maarten Jacobus Postma   1, 3, 5 , PhD ;   Auliya A Suwantika   3, 4, 6 , PhD

1 Unit of Global Health, Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

2 Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia

3 Center of Excellence in Higher Education for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

4 Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia

5 Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, Indonesia

6 Center for Health Technology Assessment, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Angga Prawira Kautsar, MBA
  • Unit of Global Health, Department of Health Sciences
  • University Medical Center Groningen
  • University of Groningen
  • Antonius Deusinglaan 1
  • Groningen, 9713 AV
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 0503611111
  • Email: angga.prawira@unpad.ac.id