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captain queeg

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1. Ivermectin is a legitimate treatment against parasites in humans

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Aug 27, 2021, 02:02 AM

Aug 2021

And doctors are allowed to prescribe meds for off label uses. That being said it doesn’t have proven benefit for Covid. At least this is not as bad as someone taking a veterinary version of the drug they bought at the feed store which might include other drugs and an inappropriate dose. In the current insane US maelstrom it’s probably one of the lesser evils. At least a lot of people ought to be parasite free.

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Arkansas doctor under investigation for prescribing parasite pill thousands of times for Covid-19 [View all] brooklynite Aug 2021 OP

Ivermectin is a legitimate treatment against parasites in humans captain queeg Aug 2021 #1

Off label usages, while allowed, still demand justification. There is no extant body of evidence RockRaven Aug 2021 #3

Yes. "Off-label" use carries inherent risk to the prescriber for liability. And without hlthe2b Aug 2021 #5

It definitely does not treat covid-19... FarPoint Aug 2021 #10

I doubt this will go anywhere, worse they could do is raise a ruckus and get him fired w/out cause cadoman Aug 2021 #2

They're not legislators, and the issue is not whether or not the behavior is legal... RockRaven Aug 2021 #4

There is a lot of liability risk here. If they are not offering vaccines then his and THEIR hlthe2b Aug 2021 #6

It is still standard care bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #7

Ivermectin Proposed Mechanism of Action and Rationale for Use in Patients With COVID-19 LiberalArkie Aug 2021 #8

Unless he's a veterinarian and we're talking cows, he needs to lose his license today. Vinca Aug 2021 #9

K&R ck4829 Aug 2021 #11

I am currently taking Ivermectin for COVID marshall Aug 2021 #12

Well, you are wrong. Ivermectin is not approved for use in Japan. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #13

Not approved by the government, but recommended by the Tokyo Medical Association marshall Sep 2021 #14