An Ohio judge ruled that a hospital does not have to give a patient the drug ivermectin as part of COVID-19 treatment because it hasn’t been proven effective, even though a doctor prescribed it.
Ivermectin is used to prevent parasites in animals such as horses and cows. Some conservative media outlets have reported that it helps treat COVID-19, despite warnings from tThe case started when Jeffrey Smith, 51, tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the West Chester Hospital ICU on July 15, where he remains sedated, intubated, and on a ventilator, TV stationFred Wagshul, MD, had prescribed 21 days of ivermectin for Smith, WBNS said.
“This Court is not determining if ivermectin will ever be effective and useful as a treatment for COVID-19,” Oster wrote in a court order. WBNS said Wagshul prescribed ivermectin for Jeffrey Smith, but without reviewing his clinical information or talking to his treating physicians.
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