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Patients overdosing on ivermectin backing up rural Oklahoma hospitals, ambulances
kfor.com ^ | Sept. 2, 2021 | Katelyn Ogle

Posted on 09/03/2021 12:10:54 PM PDT by PROCON

SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, Okla. (KFOR) – A rural Oklahoma doctor said patients who are taking the horse de-wormer medication, ivermectin, to fight COVID-19 are causing emergency room and ambulance back ups.

“There’s a reason you have to have a doctor to get a prescription for this stuff, because it can be dangerous,” said Dr. Jason McElyea.

Dr. McElyea said patients are packing his eastern and southeastern Oklahoma hospitals after taking ivermectin doses meant for a full-sized horse, because they believed false claims the horse de-wormer could fight COVID-19.

“The ERs are so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting to facilities where they can get definitive care and be treated,” he said.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: braineatingqvirus; bs; covid; dewormed; drjasonmcelyea; fakenews; ivermectin; jasonmcelyea; oklahoma; rollingstone
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To: PROCON

“The ERs are so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting to facilities where they can get definitive care and be treated,” he said.

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Idabel Oklahoma. Population 6924.

Well sure. The number of gunshot victims there must make Chicago look like a Sunday School Picnic.

Sure.


61 posted on 09/03/2021 12:50:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: PROCON

It’s weird to me the same groups of people who say covid doesn’t exist are the same ones taking these “cures Iverwhatever HCQ etc

I feel like some conservatives have painted themselves into a corner, and these “cures” and everything else is just part of an overall denial of the whole thing. It’s like they want it to be a conspiracy even when it’s not necessary


62 posted on 09/03/2021 12:51:34 PM PDT by Nomad577
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To: jonrick46

Well if you read it on the Internet it must be true. /s/


63 posted on 09/03/2021 12:51:55 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: Dr. Sivana

That was my thought. Wouldn’t have to overdose if they gave us the opportunity to have the right dosage!!!


64 posted on 09/03/2021 12:52:04 PM PDT by grame (May you know more of the love of God Almighty this day!)
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To: GraceG

The case was reported by 4chan and because it has a dubious reputation for the truth, I found a more scientific explanation of what ivermectin can do that the medical community is making such grave warning about its use:

“No, Ivermectin Is Not Making People Poop Out “Rope Worms”. The Truth Is Much Worse”

https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/no-ivermectin-is-not-making-people-poop-out-rope-worms-the-truth-is-much-worse/


65 posted on 09/03/2021 12:52:38 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: PROCON

maybe they’re using the pour on form?

from Ann Barnhardt:

“What about the “pour-on” form?
NO. The pour-on form is designed as a fly repellant to be poured onto and stick for many weeks to the haircoat of livestock. The liquid medium of the pour-on is NOT INGESTIBLE. If you buy and drink the pour-on after reading this, you are stupid. ONLY THE 1% INJECTABLE solution or the horse paste may be ingested. Period.”


66 posted on 09/03/2021 12:53:39 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: GraceG

Probably because they are wormy.


67 posted on 09/03/2021 12:53:56 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (OUT OF FB JAIL! and back on the attack. 4 hours! Now back in FB jail-again!)
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To: GraceG

Actually, it not the cheap labor they like. It’s the ignorance of American Freedoms and Rights coupled with the fear of deportation and a mail-in ballot. The Guvmint loves it’s power.


68 posted on 09/03/2021 12:54:36 PM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (Si vis pacem, para bellum. )
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To: Dr. Sivana

> How about making it available in human-sized doses OTC to avoid the overdosing?

That’s only for third world foreigners and not US citizens.


69 posted on 09/03/2021 12:55:59 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Dr. Sivana
How about making it available in human-sized doses OTC to avoid the overdosing?

Exactly. Let doctors prescribe it, and you won't have people getting it from overseas sources or Tractor Supply.

70 posted on 09/03/2021 12:57:52 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I do not recognize Biden’s authority.)
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To: PROCON

what a bunch of bull.


71 posted on 09/03/2021 12:58:15 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: PROCON

“This story is brought to you by your friends a big pharma”


72 posted on 09/03/2021 12:58:36 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: LilFarmer

People need to understand the 1.87%. Just to explain the math you used a little more. The 6.08 gram tube (or 6,080 mg) of the horse medicine contains only 113 mg of ivermectin (1.87% times 6,080 mg).

Consequently, if you need 30 mg of ivermectin you need to take 1,604 mg (30 mg /.0187) of horse paste or 1.6 grams. You can use the computer to convert to ounces.

It seems like there should be more problems with people taking too little of the horse paste, not enough. Of course the establishment is not worried about people not taking enough.


73 posted on 09/03/2021 12:58:36 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders,)
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To: sipow

Thanks, I was going to post the meta-analysis but you saved me the trouble. Very clear the reporter who wrote this BS article didn’t think it was necessary to read any clinical trial data.


74 posted on 09/03/2021 12:58:55 PM PDT by brookwood (Obama said you could keep your plan - Sanders says higher taxes will improve the weather)
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To: larrytown

75 posted on 09/03/2021 12:59:07 PM PDT by Bobalu (The higher the monkey climbs, the more you see his ass.)
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To: jonrick46

and a feed bag. eats out of one, dumps into the other.


76 posted on 09/03/2021 1:01:03 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: alternatives?

It has a wide safety profile even at higher levels. I was talking to my vet years ago (he was confirming my math to make my own heartworm preventative for my dogs with 1% ivermectin). He said most recipes he sees online are about 10 times too high, but it doesn’t worry him because it is very safe (except for certain breeds, or dogs prone to seizures)

That said, it is processed through the liver - should probably work with a doctor on dosing if you have cirrhosis, etc.


77 posted on 09/03/2021 1:04:28 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: Mr Rogers
"A horse tube has 113,750 mcg of ivermectin. "Well tolerated and safe" for AN ENTIRE TUBE works out to a person who weighs 57 kg or 125 lbs!"

Does a human being have an intestinal track that tolerates 113,750 mcg of horse paste ivermectin? The apple flavor might be tasty but, the "Rope Worms" will be your intestinal lining.

It reminds me of the time I failed to heed the warning label of my drain cleaner. It said, "Do Not use in garbage disposers." I turned on the hot water to flush out my drain after letting it set for 3 hours. My garbage disposer was leaking out the bottom and totally destroyed. $130 later.

78 posted on 09/03/2021 1:07:18 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: PROCON

No one said “horse dewormer” works for COVID.

Ivermectin is FDA approved for humans and can be prescribed in safe doses.


79 posted on 09/03/2021 1:07:43 PM PDT by tips up (When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: GraceG

A little harsh. There are plenty of adults in Oklahoma that are functionally illiterate, especially in rural areas, because they had to leave school and work to help feed their families. Actually, there are plenty of high school graduates all over the country who were given diplomas without being able to read with any decent comprehension. Older adults who graduated got a better basic education than a lot of kids today.


80 posted on 09/03/2021 1:09:52 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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