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| − | '''Ivermectin litigation''' in the context of [[Covid-19]] consists of only 11 federal and 15 state court decisions, some of which involve efforts to block hospital interference with administration of [[ivermectin]] to treat Covid-19 patients. | + | '''Ivermectin litigation''' in the context of [[Covid-19]] consists of only 11 federal and 15 state court decisions (as of September 25, 2022), some of which involve efforts to block hospital interference with administration of [[ivermectin]] to treat Covid-19 patients. |
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| + | Many of decisions involved courts siding with hospitals that refused to allow ivermectin for Covid-19 patients. Some mistakenly relied on the [[FDA]]'s unjustified hostility to this safe, often-effective medication: | ||
| + | {{cquote|Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication commonly used to treat parasitic diseases in humans and animals3 and some skin conditions such as rosacea. Although a number of physicians across the country have prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved ivermectin for use in treating COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends against its use to treat COVID-19, and defendants' internal policy does not permit the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19.}} | ||
| + | ''Frey v. Trinity Health-Michigan'', No. 359446, 2021 Mich. App. LEXIS 6988, at *2 (Ct. App. Dec. 10, 2021) (footnotes omitted). | ||
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Revision as of 04:36, September 25, 2022
Ivermectin litigation in the context of Covid-19 consists of only 11 federal and 15 state court decisions (as of September 25, 2022), some of which involve efforts to block hospital interference with administration of ivermectin to treat Covid-19 patients.
Many of decisions involved courts siding with hospitals that refused to allow ivermectin for Covid-19 patients. Some mistakenly relied on the FDA's unjustified hostility to this safe, often-effective medication:
| “ | Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication commonly used to treat parasitic diseases in humans and animals3 and some skin conditions such as rosacea. Although a number of physicians across the country have prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved ivermectin for use in treating COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends against its use to treat COVID-19, and defendants' internal policy does not permit the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19. | ” |
Frey v. Trinity Health-Michigan, No. 359446, 2021 Mich. App. LEXIS 6988, at *2 (Ct. App. Dec. 10, 2021) (footnotes omitted).