The young pharmacist, a few years out of pharmacy school, informed me he did not understand why I was using ivermectin for early treatment of COVID because "SARS-CoV-2 does not have an exoskeleton."
The next day, I received notice that a pharmacy in Northern Virginia would not fill any prescriptions for ivermectin if the diagnosis code mentioned COVID. I had written an ivermectin prescription for a patient who has a history of bad reactions to vaccines and significant autoimmune illness.
The same day, in a conversation with a compounding pharmacy, we learned of a case in which a patient's family had to take a hospital to court to obtain treatment with ivermectin.
My analysis of the medical literature is that ivermectin has an impressive safety record and there are multiple studies from around the globe suggesting it can decrease morbidity and mortality from COVID 19.
In medical history pre-COVID, this body of research about ivermectin would be applauded for bringing value in the midst of a pandemic.
In the Age of COVID, pharmacists who chide doctors that "COVID does not have an exoskeleton" deny patients ivermectin - a safe, cheap, effective and potentially life-saving early treatment.
If you or your patients are having trouble getting ivermectin prescriptions filled for COVID 19 prevention or treatment, see this excellent resource from the Front Line COVID 19 Critical Care Alliance.
Monday, October 4, 2021
The Research Is Clear: Ivermectin Is a Safe, Effective Treatment for COVID, so Why Isn't It Being Used?
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