Ivermectin frenzy: Despite warnings, doctors assist Florida patients with anti-parasite drug

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An Ocala doctor writes 20-30 prescriptions per week. A Tampa-based pharmacy has supplied 'alternative COVID drugs' to more than 150,000 patients.

In recent months, Dr. John Littell has seen a surge in new patients at his offices in Ocala and Kissimmee. Word has gotten out around the state and beyond that he's willing to help people get their hands on ivermectin.

There’s currently insufficient evidence from clinical trials and observational studies to prove the anti-parasite drug treats or prevents Covid-19, according to the drugmaker's website, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization.

A top official with the Food and Drug Administration has advised doctors not to prescribe the drug, calling it a potentially “tragic mistake.”

But Littell, a family medicine physician for more than 30 years, said he doesn’t trust the vaccine or information disseminated by the federal government. He writes between 20 to 40 prescriptions for ivermectin a week — some via telemedicine — to patients across the nation.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2021/10/19/ivermectin-ocala-florida-doctor-prescribes-drug-covid/8467273002/

Doctor doesn't trust the vaccine or information disseminated by the federal government, but doctor trusts what's out on the internet. His patients need to find a new doctor.