Anti-parasite drug's use at Arkansas jail sparks probe

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The Arkansas Medical Board is investigating reports that inmates at a county jail were prescribed the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to combat COVID-19 even though it hasn't been approved to treat the coronavirus.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Medical Board is investigating reports that inmates at a county jail wereto combat COVID-19 even though it hasn’t been approved to treat the coronavirus.

Washington County’s sheriff confirmed Tuesday night that jail inmates had been prescribed ivermectin, but did not say how many. It wasn’t clear if all the inmates who were prescribed the medication had tested positive for COVID-19. “Using any treatment for COVID-19 that’s not approved or authorized by the FDA, unless part of a clinical trial, can cause serious harm,”Embry declined to say who was the target of the board’s investigation. The board has authority over physicians, but not jail facilities.

In a lengthy statement released to the AP Thursday, Karas defended the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Karas said he has prescribed it to inmates and patients at his clinics who are significantly sick with COVID-19 since late 2020. He did not respond to questions about the investigation and the number of inmates who have have been prescribed the drug.

 

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CharliePatrick

So did the imervectin work? Dig deeper AP

Get good attorneys inmates and sue the sh*t out of them all.

Did it work?

That sounds like one motherfucker of a lawsuit

Neither have any of the vaccines currently in use

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