OH Hospital Does Not Have To Use Ivermectin To Treat COVID-19

CINCINNATI — West Chester Hospital does not have to treat a patient with Ivermectin, a Butler County Common Pleas judge ruled Monday.

Judge Michael Oster reversed an earlier decision compelling the hospital's staff to treat Jeffrey Smith with Ivermectin. Oster said there is no medical evidence supporting the use of Ivermectin in treating the virus, according to NBC News.

Ivermectin is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove internal and external parasites in both humans and animals. In humans, it has been given orally to remove intestinal parasites, and topically to treat conditions such as head lice and scabies. In veterinary medicine, it has been used to deworm livestock.

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It is not, however, authorized or approved by the FDA to treat the coronavirus, a fact noted by Oster in his decision.

The judge noted that doctors should not be given free reign to try any treatment they can conceive of on humans.