First, the group of doctors championed ivermectin as a covid panacea. It failed to live up to the hype. Now, they’re promoting the anti-parasitic to prevent and treat the flu and RSV.
to prescribe the drug for covid — a rare public step given that drug companies typically do not weigh in on “off-label” prescriptions by doctors.When asked about the promotion of ivermectin for the flu and RSV, Merck spokesperson Julie Cunningham said “our company statement remains the same: The use of ivermectin is not supported beyond the doses and populations indicated in the regulatory agency-approved prescribing information.
Eric Osgood, a New Jersey-based physician who had worked as an adviser for the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, told The Post heOsgood said he’s not surprised the group is expanding its recommendations to other diseases.“They obviously want to stay relevant,” he said. “RSV and flu is a way to keep at it with whatever is coming down.”
“There are thousands of people making decisions not to protect themselves based on what the group is telling people,” OsgoodOsgood’s characterization: “To say that ivermectin causes harm is to show a great deal of ignorance of ivermectin’s 40-plus year safety record.”Other doctors say they worry adhering to the alliance’s protocols prevents sick people from seeking proven treatments that could benefit them.
The alliance discourages followers from taking Tamiflu, widely prescribed by doctors to treat the flu, because of its accusation of “fraud, deception, and abuse perpetrated by Big Pharma and the federal agencies.” Doctors stress that while that drug is not perfect, medical studies support Tamiflu’s efficacy in
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