Despite warnings from major health institutions, some telehealth services are providing easy access to unproven drugs for the treatment of COVID-19.
Dr. Jen Ashton discusses the social media rumors about the drug’s use in India.
to treat coronavirus patients, and vaccines still seemed like a distant dream, a study in Australia suggested that ivermectin could"stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus growing in cell culture" in a laboratory.Dr. Pierre Kory testifies before the Senate Homeland Security Committee in Washington, Dec. 2020. In August, prescriptions for ivermectin jumped to nearly 25 times the normal rate, to 88,000 per week, up from just 3,600 per week before the pandemic, according to the CDC.
"I don't have any medical knowledge as far as medicine or even about COVID," said the woman."I don't have any medical knowledge at all. I'm so sorry, but I really don't."Osunsami was not asked if he wanted a consultation with a doctor or a pharmacist. He did receive some guidance including how to use the medicine and what side effects to look out for with the drug.
"We can send you as many patients per day at $30 per patient per encounter as you would like," the email stated."We have physicians making tens of thousands of dollars per month."
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