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Butler County judge modifies Ivermectin treatment order for COVID-19 patient
Journal-News, Butler County ^ | 03/09/2021 | Lauren Pack

Posted on 09/04/2021 2:00:15 PM PDT by Candor7

A Butler County judge did not make a decision Friday on a Fairfield Twp. woman’s request that UC Health West Chester Hospital treat her husband suffering from COVID-19 with Ivermectin for a longer period, but he did give the treating physicians some control of a temporary order.

Julie Smith, whose 51-year-old husband, Jeffrey Smith, was breathing only with aid of a ventilator earlier this month, won a temporary ruling from Butler County Common Pleas Judge Gregory Howard on Aug. 23 that UC West Chester must honor a Centerville doctor’s prescription and treat Jeffrey Smith with Ivermectin.

That ruling came after an emergency hearing and is in effect for only 14 days. On Thursday and this morning, Judge Michael Oster Jr. held a hearing for a preliminary injunction that would lead to a ruling that could cover the entire length of the prescription and possibly beyond.

Oster said he needed time to review all the documents and consider testimony before making a ruling. He indicated a ruling could come this holiday weekend.

But Oster did modify the Aug. 23 ruling to allow attending hospital physicians to discontinue Smith’s treatment with Ivermectin if they see any “life-threatening side effects.”

“The order issued Monday, Aug. 23 is hereby modified to permit the defendant (the hospital) to cease administration of Ivermectin, at its discretion, if Mr. Smith’s treating physicians at West Chester Hospital determine that Mr. Smith is experiencing any life -hreatening side effects due to administration of Ivermectin,” Oster wrote.

On Thursday, Julie Smith testified that her husband’s condition from COVID has improved with treatment of Ivermectin as attorneys for UC Health West Chester Hospital questioned her and the doctor who wrote the prescription about the validity of the drug that has drawn warnings from national organizations.

New York-based attorney Ralph Lorigo, who represents Smith, said Jeffrey Smith had been on a ventilator for 33 days. He said there has been a “remarkable improvement” in the past three days after the use of Ivermectin, as his level of dependency on the ventilator has dropped from 100 percent to 50 percent.

Julie Smith said that when her husband continued to get worse and struggle on a ventilator, she sought more possible treatment options. When she found Dr. Fred Waghsul of Centerville, a pulmonologist who has a practice with Lung Center of America and wrote an Ivermectin prescription for Jeffrey Smith, she said “it gave me hope that I didn’t have to just watch him die.”

Julie Smith said she and her husband were not vaccinated and chose not to be because “it was an experimental vaccine and we did not feel confident about it.”

According to the complaint, Jeffrey tested positive July 9 for COVID-19. On July 15, after excessive coughing, with his oxygen saturation dropping dangerously low, he was admitted to the hospital. He was moved to the ICU later that day.

The hospital “treated Jeffrey with its Covid-19 protocol, which consisted of Remdesivir, plasma, and steroids,” the lawsuit states.

On July 27, after a period of “relative stability,” his condition started to decline, his oxygen levels dropping and his condition unstable. From July 28 through July 31, Jeffrey was prone all night on his stomach and flipped on his back during the day, a treatment that works for some, but his condition continued to decline. He was placed on a ventilator Aug. 1.

Two days later, there was a Code Blue, after the sedation drug ran out, allowing Jeffrey to wake up and rip the air tube from his esophagus, disturbing his feeding tube and allowing food particles and toxins to escape into his lungs, the lawsuit states.

With her husband “on death’s doorstep,” according to the lawsuit, the hospital “has exhausted its course of treatment and COVID-19 protocol in treating Jeffrey, which is unacceptable to Ms. Smith.”

The hospital refused to administer Ivermectin after she offered to sign a liability release for the hospital and those working there. She sought the advice of Dr. Waghsul, whom the lawsuit called “one of the foremost experts on using Ivermectin in treating Covid-19 and a founding member of the Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance; he supports the use of Ivermectin to treat Jeffrey, and prescribed Ivermectin to him.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an official health advisory, cautioning, “Ivermectin is not authorized or approved by FDA for prevention or treatment of COVID-19,” and stating that the National Institutes of Health have found insufficient data to recommend it for use against the disease.

The medication is mainly used for large animals, such as horses, sheep and cattle, and “can be highly concentrated and result in overdoses when used in humans,” the CDC wrote.( Untrue)

The FDA said Ivermectin tablets are approved for humans at very specific doses for some parasitic worms, also and there are approved formulations that can be used on the skin, not internally, for people suffering from head lice or skin conditions like rosacea.

The drug’s manufacturer, Merck, in February announced there was “no scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19 from pre-clinical studies.”( untrue)

Wagshul is listed as a founding doctor in the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, a non-profit organization founded in March 2020 that offers “prevention & treatment protocols for COVID-19.


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To: Candor7

““The order issued Monday, Aug. 23 is hereby modified to permit the defendant (the hospital) to cease administration of Ivermectin, at its discretion, if Mr. Smith’s treating physicians at West Chester Hospital determine that Mr. Smith is experiencing any life -hreatening side effects due to administration of Ivermectin,” Oster wrote.”

I don’t see he problem here. By the court order according to the article, it states if the patient is not getting life threatening side effects from the use of the drug, then its continued use is up to the discretion of the attending physician. However, if the patient is doing fine and improving with the use, then it can be continued. If the physician takes him off the drug, and the patient lapses into failure and dies, then the doctors can be prosecuted.

A doctor may be held criminally liable only when the evidence establishes beyond a reasonable doubt that the doctor’s treatment created a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the patient would die, medical malpractice.

But another thought is if the patient lapses due to the withdrawing of the drug, and the doctor stands to the decision to remove its use and not restart it if time allows, and it should, there is a possible murder charge.

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/could-a-doctor-be-so-negligent-that-it-is-considered-murder-31542#:~:text=Is%20it%20possible%20for%20one,require%20an%20element%20of%20intent.

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41 posted on 09/04/2021 4:54:08 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: a real Sheila
I wonder how much the govt, big pharma, hospital will pay someone to go in that man’s room and slip something into his IV line that will ensure he doesn’t survive
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Money might not even be needed. Mere ill will might suffice.
Exhibit A (see link):

from https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen/status/1433067868678131712?s=19

42 posted on 09/04/2021 5:08:42 PM PDT by 17strings (There are 2 means of refuge from the miseries of life, music & cats. - A. Schweitzer)
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To: Candor7

He is lucky to still be alive.

https://greatmountainpublishing.com/2021/08/07/doctor-reveals-that-remdesivir-was-the-real-cause-for-many-alle


43 posted on 09/04/2021 5:09:32 PM PDT by Captain7seas
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To: Candor7

“Ivermectin has powerful antitumor effects, including the inhibition of proliferation, metastasis, and angiogenic activity, in a variety of cancer cells. This may be related to the regulation of multiple signaling pathways by ivermectin through PAK1 kinase.

On the other hand, ivermectin promotes programmed cancer cell death, including apoptosis, autophagy and pyroptosis. Ivermectin induces apoptosis and autophagy is mutually regulated. Interestingly, ivermectin can also inhibit tumor stem cells and reverse multidrug resistance and exerts the optimal effect when used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs.”

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505114/


44 posted on 09/04/2021 5:25:25 PM PDT by Captain7seas
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To: Captain7seas
Sounds like it just energizes the immune system to go into "pac man" mode for the most part.

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45 posted on 09/04/2021 6:43:40 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: gas_dr
You accusations that going to the hospital is wrong because there is financial reassure is as dangerous as distasteful. And a flat out lie.

Interesting assertion. Last time I was in the emergency room (for Bell's Palsy, not COVID-19) I was tested for COVID-19, and the result was negative. I asked, if I was positive, what the care plan for a COVID-19 infection was. They said isolation in a COVID-19 ward, with observation. When I asked what the medication protocol was, they said "Nothing." I asked the usual questions: "We are not allowed to prescribe or provide those drugs to you." This is a corporate hospital, by the way, following the CDC/NIH dicta.

I had asked my doctors the same question, with pretty much the same answer. One said "hey, you are on blood thinners [for another reason] so you shouldn't be affected by the vaccines." (Note that he said "vaccines", not "COVID")

When pressed, the doctors mumbled that the administration was afraid of lawsuits, and CMS withholding payment on insurance claims (Medicare patient).

So there is plenty of incentive to kill people: avoiding lawsuits and avoiding denied claims. In other words, follow the money.

I'll be one to stay isolated at home. I'm the only one living here, so there is no chance of my passing on an infection to others.

46 posted on 09/04/2021 7:10:03 PM PDT by asinclair (Political hot air is a renewable energy resource)
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To: Fred Nerks

Wonderful graphic. And the research defines the docking effect here:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343390023_Ivermectin_docks_to_the_SARS-CoV-2_spike_receptor-binding_domain_attached_to_A

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Abstract and Figures

“Background/aim: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). One drug that has attracted interest is the antiparasitic compound ivermectin, a macrocyclic lactone derived from the bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis. We carried out a docking study to determine if ivermectin might be able to attach to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain bound with ACE2.

Materials and methods: We used the program AutoDock Vina Extended to perform the docking study.

Results: Ivermectin docked in the region of leucine 91 of the spike and histidine 378 of the ACE2 receptor. The binding energy of ivermectin to the spike-ACE2 complex was -18 kcal/mol and binding constant was 5.8 e-08.

Conclusion: The ivermectin docking we identified may interfere with the attachment of the spike to the human cell membrane. Clinical trials now underway should determine whether ivermectin is an effective treatment for SARS-Cov2 infection.”


47 posted on 09/05/2021 1:30:08 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: DSH

Amen. I resemble your emarks.


48 posted on 09/05/2021 1:35:35 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Candor7
“Japan Suspends 1.6 Million Moderna Vaccines, Recommends Ivermectin To All Doctors (26th Aug)”

That’s a FAKE NEWS headline.

The chairman of the Tokyo Medical Association made that recommendation. He does not speak for Japan or the government of Japan.

And he made that recommendation earlier in the year.

- see https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-japanese-medical-association-chairman-tells-doctors-to-prescribe-ivermectin-for-covid/

49 posted on 09/05/2021 1:40:53 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Fury

Sorry its “Fake News.....but the fact of the Tokyo anouncement speaks volumes for the effectiveness of Ivermectin based therapy.

And they recalled the Moderna vaccine.

Look, malaria is controlled by freely distributed medication in tablet form.

All we need is a clear understanding on how to use Ivermectin as propylaxis and early treatment the same way malaria is controlled in many tropical countries.

You find that Info. for understanding is right here:

https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLCCC-Alliance-I-MASKplus-Protocol-ENGLISH.pdf

Its not rocket science. This “pandemic,: could easily be controlled by over the counter availbility of Ivermectin, just like malaria is controlled in many countries.

What we need is a modicum of freedom from the Public Health System, which we are NOT getting. The public health system has no restraints in place dedicated to preserving a base line of freedom and liberty. They are a real threat to our nation, which they want to convert into a totalitarian bio state, aty the behest of Big Pharm , like Pfizer who have asked some small nations for their military bases as collateral for supplying the vaccine to them. These are not your ordinary, benign Pharmaceutical companies anymore.

Its simple. Release the Ivermectin!


50 posted on 09/05/2021 2:00:49 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Candor7

Indeed...screw the kraken, release the ivermectin!


51 posted on 09/05/2021 2:10:51 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: who knows what evil?
screw the kraken>>>>>>>>>>>>>

An aside.

I once screwed a kraken, like many of us have. It took a while to find her and our relationship was short lived.

I avoided them henceforth.No need to continuously test one's manhood, LOL. But many public health physicians turn into kraken the moment you say the word , "Ivermectin." And so ny their lights do we know them.

52 posted on 09/05/2021 2:23:54 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Candor7

I see no problem with ivermectin being used, as long as people understand that it does not work for everyone, and that there needs to be a Plan B if it does not work.

I do think that one of the best things that people could do is to lose some weight and get exercise. A lot of it starts with curtailing snacking and portion control. Since when do muffins need to be size of softballs?


53 posted on 09/05/2021 2:33:42 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Candor7

wonder why wife hasn’t asked for hospice?


54 posted on 09/05/2021 9:03:04 PM PDT by stylin19a (When in doubt...empty the magazine.)
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To: DSH; Blennos

He is a troll. Let him keep pushing and his blindness to public health, lock step political correctness on behalf of Big Pharm will bring him the ZOT.

Like all trolls , just give him enough rope and he will hang himself.

I am waiting for the fatal post, then he can ride the lightning.


55 posted on 09/06/2021 9:59:48 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: stylin19a

wonder why wife hasn’t asked for hospice?>>>>>>>>>>>

Dr. Wagshul of “critical Allaince” , Dr. Pierre Kory’s group is advising her. Together they are forceing the hospitals hand , should he die, they will lose a few million dollars for negligence and for the violation of patient rights.

Smith will therefore likely survive.


56 posted on 09/06/2021 10:02:28 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Candor7

Thanx. I get it. Hope it’s not too late.


57 posted on 09/06/2021 11:24:01 AM PDT by stylin19a (When in doubt...empty the magazine.)
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To: stylin19a

We’ll find out. I will be following the story and will post here.


58 posted on 09/06/2021 11:25:51 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Pollard
An absolute lie. The pill form is on the WHO's list of essential medicine and is widely taken orally in Africa for River Blindness.

I know. My doctor put my entire family on Ivermectin when my younger son (age 27) tested positive. We got Ivermectin pills from CVS.

59 posted on 09/06/2021 11:29:25 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: rarestia

Somebody needs to protect us from the medical profession.


60 posted on 09/06/2021 11:30:23 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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