The current health emergency has caused a strong interest in health. On the one hand, multiple treatments are being developed against the disease that has caused the most serious pandemic in the last century. Although it has also been identified that there are some drugs that do not work and can even be counterproductive. The clearest case is Ivermectin in patients with Covid-19.
What was it created for?
It has been available for several years and its use is mainly deworming. Although where it is most useful is in the animal industry. In non-human cases, it is applied by injection or orally in horses, cattle, goats, sheep, swine, dogs and cats to combat nematodiasis, ticks and mange, among other diseases.
While since last year the possibility that Ivermectin would help in the recovery of Covid-19 patients has been handled. Everything has as its origin an investigation headed by the University of Benha in Egypt.
The work stated that patients who received this drug in the initial phase of the infection were more likely to overcome the disease than the rest. The conclusions were published on the Research Square portal but were withdrawn shortly after. The reason is because the researchers in charge They acknowledged that they falsified some data.
Given the facts, on August 21, 2021, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a official bulletin. When asked if Ivermectin should be taken for the prevention or treatment of Covid-19, the direct answer is no. He added by saying that this drug does not have permission for this type of use and all health professionals should refrain from prescribing it to their patients.
The result of making a bad decision with patients
But now the news is that a doctor has already suffered serious consequences of not following the instruction. In this case, it is a worker at the Tower Health hospital in Pennsylvania who is accused of prescribing Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine to several of her patients with Covid-19. In this case, both drugs lack support that proves their usefulness against this disease.
While the investigation is ongoing, the hospital authorities have already made a decision. The doctor was immediately removed from the post. Now the biggest question is about the status of the patients who received this indication.
What happened also recalls the recent case that was registered in our country. A journalistic investigation showed that the Ministry of Health of Mexico City (Sedesa) allocated 29 million pesos for the purchase of Ivermectin and give it to people with Covid-19.
This is quite serious because it contradicts the recommendations of the Ministry of Health (SSa) and the World Health Organization itself (WHO). Those responsible for this decision, which could have serious consequences, have not yet been determined.