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Five Oregonians hospitalized due to misuse of Ivermectin for COVID-19
Oregon Health an Science University (OHSU) ^
| 09/19/2021
| Franny White
Posted on 09/19/2021 9:22:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The medicine ivermectin is being controversially used to treat or prevent COVID-19, which is causing some people to need medical attention.
Five Oregonians were recently hospitalized because they consumed a potent antiparasitic drug despite there being no clinical data supporting its use for COVID-19. The Oregon Poison Center strongly recommends the public only use scientifically proven and FDA-approved methods to combat the novel coronavirus.
The Oregon Poison Center has managed 25 cases involving Oregonians intentionally misusing ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 between Aug. 1 and Sept. 14. Five of those cases involved hospitalization, and two people were so severely ill that they had to be admitted to an intensive care unit. Although the Oregon Poison Center also serves Alaska and Guam, the vast majority of ivermectin cases it has managed this year have come from Oregon.
“COVID-19 is a devastating disease and can be very frightening, but the public does not need to use -- nor should it use -- unproven and potentially dangerous drugs to fight it,” said Robert Hendrickson, M.D., medical director of the Oregon Poison Center at Oregon Health & Science University and professor of emergency medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine.
“Health care providers can help COVID patients by prescribing treatments that are already carefully tested and approved,” Hendrickson said. “And vaccination, in combination with masking, physical distancing, frequent hand-washing and other measures, continues to be the best way to avoid getting infected.”
The Oregon Poison Center’s recent cases involved a variety of symptoms, including mental confusion, balance issues, low blood pressure and seizure. The patients were in their 20s through their 80s, although most were older than 60. The cases were fairly evenly split between both men and women, and between people attempting to either prevent or treat COVID-19. Some cases involved individuals obtaining a prescription for either human or veterinary forms of the drug.
Both the Food and Drug Administration and Merck, which makes ivermectin for human use, have announced there is no scientific data that supports its use for COVID-19. Neither the FDA nor the National Institutes of Health have endorsed its use for COVID-19, and OHSU doesn’t recommend any use of ivermectin for COVID-19. Initial lab research indicated ivermectin might be able to treat COVID-19, but when tested in human trials, ivermectin did not decrease symptoms or cure the disease.
Ivermectin is approved to treat some parasites in people and some animals.
Those who experience COVID-19 symptoms or are exposed to COVID-19 are encouraged to contact their primary care provider for assistance, and to only go to an emergency department if they are experiencing severe symptoms and need emergency medical assistance. Oregonians who don’t have a primary care provider or have COVID-19 questions can call the OHSU COVID-19 Connected Care Center hotline: 833-647-8222. Those who take ivermectin for COVID-19 and have symptoms or questions can also call the Oregon Poison Center: 800-222-1222.
If you or a loved one is experiencing a poison emergency, call the Oregon Poison Center at 800-222-1222. A trained health care provider is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The call is free and confidential. Poison prevention education and other poison safety resources are available at https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-poison-center. Accredited by the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the Oregon Poison Center is a designated regional poison control center for Oregon, Alaska and Guam.
TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: covid19; devistating; dewormed; fakenews; frannywhite; hospitalization; ivermectin; oregon; propaganda; roberthendrickson
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To: Cobra64
“Wanna bet. Someone can die from a lethal dose of water. If these clowns took a dose designed for a 1,500 pound horse, yeah they could die.”
I get your point, but with Ivermectin, you need to take a dose meant for a 15,000 lb. horse (or even larger). Taking a full tube (1250 lb.) likely won’t even be noticeable.
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posted on
09/20/2021 11:58:24 AM PDT
by
BobL
(I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
To: TheDon
Mr. Ed: developing country philanthropist. ;D
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09/20/2021 3:09:39 PM PDT
by
familyop
("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
To: kiryandil
too many corporate quacks not enough doctors
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posted on
09/20/2021 3:10:15 PM PDT
by
joshua c
(Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
To: agere_contra
Ivermectin was given to the Afghan refugees by the US Government. Go figure.
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09/20/2021 3:13:24 PM PDT
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joshua c
(Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
To: FreedomPoster; metmom; ransomnote; grey_whiskers; LilFarmer
That reminds me, I saw that the other day and need to add that to my Ivermectin links block.
Useful Ivermectin links. More than you probably want to know about Ivermectin:
General info on use vs. Covid, etc.
https://www.barnhardt.biz/ivermectin/
Huge meta study
https://ivmmeta.com/
Doctors using it and protocols
https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin-in-covid-19/
https://covid19criticalcare.com/covid-19-protocols/
https://vladimirzelenkomd.com/treatment-protocol/
Emory University has a very prestigious medical school. The Dean of Emory Medical School has Indian heritage, and co-wrote an article in the Times of India advocating using Ivermectin against Covid, among other things. This has gotten =ZERO= coverage in US media, including his hometown paper, the AJC, and his hometown news network, CNN.
Try to convince me that isn’t newsworthy - both his original article and the non-coverage of it by US media.
Link to the article discussed above, and Emory’s leadership page.
Existing affordable drugs could rapidly reduce Covid-19 cases and deaths in India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/existing-affordable-drugs-could-rapidly-reduce-covid-19-cases-and-deaths-in-india/
One of the authors appears below as Dean
https://www.med.emory.edu/about/leadership/index.html
Africa and Ivermectin
https://archive.is/2021.08.28-042601/https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1431339779703017477.html
The infographic there is excellent. Summary: The parts of Africa where Ivermectin is in widespread use to prevent a terrible parasitic disease, African River Blindness, also have very low Covid incidence.
Interesting Twitter account that has linked many Ivermectin and other med studies on Covid treatments.
https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher
Discovery of Ivermectin. A National Historic Chemical Landmark per the American Chemical Society. Not something to be derided as “horse dewormer”.
https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/discovery-of-ivermectin-mectizan.pdf.
Ivermectin Tier List and Guide
https://media.communities.win/post/d3aJokV3.jpeg
The Story of Ivermectin
https://rumble.com/vlpecw-the-story-of-ivermectin.html
Excellent 24m documentary video
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Thank you, dear FP, for putting all of these great Ivermectin links together.
Will file and share. Very much appreciated.
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posted on
09/21/2021 5:26:43 PM PDT
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Jane Long
(America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
To: FreedomPoster
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09/21/2021 5:52:15 PM PDT
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Jane Long
(America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
To: Jane Long
< Tips hat>
Thanks for the thanks, and for what you do with the ping list.
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09/21/2021 6:58:02 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
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