Posted on 8/20/2021, 4:06:50 PM by NoLibZone
May 6, 2021 -- A 68-year-old woman with COVID-19, who has been in intensive care in an Illinois hospital for a month, started receiving the controversial drug ivermectin (Stromectol) this week after her family sued the hospital to have someone administer it, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
Nurije Fype's daughter, Desareta, filed suit against Elmhurst Hospital, part of Edward-Elmhurst Health, asking that her mother receive the treatment, which is approved as an anti-parasite drug but not approved for the treatment of COVID-19. Desareta Fype has been granted temporary guardianship of her mother.The FDA has warned against ivermectin's use for treating COVID-19, but a high-profile group of doctors has spoken passionately in favor of it.The FDA has published guidance titled ,"Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19" on its website. The National Institutes of Health said there is not enough data to recommend either for or against its use in treating COVID-19.On Friday, DuPage County Judge James Orel ruled Fype should be allowed to get the treatment.
The hospital did not respond to Medscape's request for comment on the legal case or the patient's condition by publication time.According to NBC5 Chicago, Desareta said Tuesday, "She looks calm, comfortable, and I'm happy with her monitor numbers so far. They are kind of stable."Fype's daughter said her mother has been a patient at Elmhurst Hospital since April 7, was put on a ventilator on April 28, and is now in a coma. According to the Daily Herald, Desareta Fype said in court documents that she is willing to release the hospital from liability if the drug harms her mother.The Daily Herald also reports that Fype's attorneys cited arguments by the Front Line COVID Critical Care Alliance that ivermectin has antiviral and anti-inflammatory benefits that help people infected with COVID-19.Ivermectin is an anthelmintic used mainly to treat roundworms, threadworms, and other parasites.
A little awkward to read the tweet because the emojis didn’t show up properly, but it sounds like Nurije Fype is on the road to recivery.
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Desareta Fype
@desifype
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Aug 19
Replying to
@LEN22537629
and
@bibibarrios
Folded handsFolded hands Mom is doing so much better, still recovering, but so much better thank GodFolded handsSmiling face with halo”
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Desareta Fype
@desifype
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Aug 19
Replying to
@terriscofield
Mom is now home and doing much better”