Ivermectin in Pensacola Hospitals for COVID-19 Patients? Not Happening Anymore

As I discussed in this post, I have received information that patients in at least one of our "big 3" local hosptials were, in fact, receiving Ivermectin as a part of their treatment plan (s) for COVID-19.  The information I received was from May of 2021.

Yesterday, that information was confirmed by a member of that hospital's staff.  

I found the cognitive dissonance of this to be astonishing.  

Remember--EVERYONE in the mainstream wants you to believe Ivermectin is an unsafe "Horse De-Wormer" as they simultaneously warn you with a serious looking face about all the reports to poison control hotlines about people overdosing on horse dewormer!  --But they neglect to mention that the pill form of Ivermectin for humans is among the safest, most widely prescribed medication in the world--and that the lion's share of the overdosing is due to folks inappropriately measuring the animal paste Ivermectin and taking this veterinary formulation of this product.  (Some doctors are actually being investigated in some parts of the country for dispensing Ivermectin for thousands of COVID-19 patients--even when such patients improve and none die!)

I've also heard anecdotally that another member of the same local hospital's staff has quietly prescribed Ivermectin for COVID-19 patients' use on an outpatient basis, with such prescriptions subsequently filled at local pharmacies.

And lots of other local doctors are apparently  prescribing Ivermectin for Covid-19 patients, too.  Really smart, intelligent, rational medical doctors.

So if doctors want to prescribe Ivermectin for COVID-19 patients "off-label" ----- why are they being stigmatized and silenced/cancelled/precluded from doing so?  

I'm told by some really, really smart doctors that LOTS of drugs approved by the FDA for some conditions are actually used and prescribed frequently for other, differing conditions.  This common practice is called "off-label" use.  And, I'm of the understanding that once a drug is approved by the FDA for a specific condition/disease---this in and of itself DOES NOT preclude doctors from prescribing it for OTHER conditions/diseases---It only precludes the manufacturers of such medications from advertising/marketing these medications for conditions other than the original maladies for which the medications initially received FDA authorization.  Sounds complex, but it is not.  As an example--one pediatrician with whom I spoke prescribes some blood pressure medications to her patients for conditions not associated with blood pressure regulation.  Another doctor described prescribing an anti-seizure medication for purposes other than preventing seizures.  I'm of the understanding this is common practice.

But now, I'm told, this one particular hospital is no longer using Ivermectin "off -label" for COVID-19 patients.  I wonder--are they precluding all their physicians from any "off-label" prescribing for any other conditions for patients----------or does this only apply to Ivermectin and COVID-19?  Shouldn't doctors be able to individually make this call for their patients?   Maybe that will be my next question to him next time I see him or speak with him.  Meanwhile, this is the official position, at least for now, on Ivermectin for COVID at this one particular, large local hospital:

"we had one physician prescribing ivermectin back in the [May 2021] timeframe..his physician extender also did so.  Since then that has ceased from happening in accordance to our formulary as adopted by our medical staff.....during the late summer/fall wave, the recommendations from medical societies came out against its use unless part of a clinical trial, which we did not do..."

Case closed.

If not Money $$$$$--Why else is Ivermectin being Ignored, Denigrated, and Ridiculed as a Treatment for COVID-19?

Is the .06 cent pill as effective as the $1 Billion Dollar variety at treating COVID-19?

I'm not a moon landing hoaxer or an antivaxer.  But something about the complete refusal of anyone in mainstream medicine or the media to acknowledge the studies that are out there on Ivermectin is strange.  Locally and nationally.

And again--I have taken the Moderna vaccine.  I'm not a science denier.  Which is why I'm asking this:

Why is Ivermectin being vilified?

There are studies and meta analysis sites that if nothing else show that Ivermectin has mechanisms that inhibit the replication of the COVID-19 virus.  These studies are published all over the internet, on respected sites.  So why not celebrate this and get this information out?  Why the coordinated PR campaign (Horse-Dewormer) against this medicine?

Could it be all about the money?  

As a generic, Ivermectin is out of patent and can be acquired for as little as 6 cents per 3mg pill.  So there's no money in it for Merck.

But if a new medicine is developed--the company that brings it to market will enjoy up to two decades under patent protection--meaning such medications will be extremely expensive, and very profitable for the manufacturers.

Now, just as we are on the verge of having COVID-19 pills approved by the FDA  from Pfizer and Merck that will cost taxpayers Billions of Dollars to purchase and distribute---why is nobody asking why we are potentially spending these sums of monies on new drugs when a widely available, safe, and generic medicine already exists that appears to be equally effective (if not moresoe)---according to published studies----- at stopping the replication of the SARS cov-2 virus?  Now there are worries that the new MERCK pill isn't going to be as effective as initially touted.  But still--full speed ahead anyway?

The media mercilessly ridicule anyone asking about Ivermectin and COVID-19 in the same sentence.  (watch a big 3 evening broadcast and look who advertises and PAYS to support the mainline news broadcasts)

Again---is it just about making money?   

Looking at studies of Ivermectin juxtaposed with the Merck pill and the Pfizer pill--it seems incredible that this question is not being asked by more journalists and news outlets. (perhaps this would anger the sponsors?)

I recently came to meet and discuss these and other issues with some local medical doctors who are unafraid and are asking these sorts of questions and more.  They don't tow the "company line" on what drugs to use to fight COVID-19---they appear genuinely interested in saving lives.

Then I received evidence that at least one of our local hospitals was quietly prescribing multiple courses of 3mg Ivermectin pills for hospitalized COVID-19 patients----while remaining silent as Ivermectin for COVID is vilified, ridiculed, and marginalized in the media and in this community.  I have asked the administration of this hospital personally about this.  It seems fishy to me, like mixed messaging.  So I asked--are your doctors prescribing Ivermectin for COVID patients in Pensacola?  I was told this would be checked and that someone would circle back with me to let me know.  I'll wait for that call with great interest.

Meanwhile--why doesn't someone have the guts to do this trial:   Put Ivermectin, the Merck pill, and the Pfizer pill and a Placebo together in a double blind, controlled test to see which one works the best at preventing replication and/or preventing death?

Vanderbilt is going to do a study on Ivermectin.  So is Florida.  Maybe one or both could incorporate these other pills into the study so we can find out which ones work best?  If not----WHY NOT?  

Maybe we can save a whole lot of taxpayer money if we do this, while limiting the outrageous sums of taxpayer funds we're sending to a handful of giant pharmaceutical companies.

Maybe that's precisely why we won't ever see the Pfizer and Merck pill against Ivermectin head to head.....

Follow the money.

 

My prediction:  Once the uber expensive new pills get "emergency use" authorization and the taxpayers spend billions-------then the embargo on Ivermectin will end...  After the $$$$  Billions in taxpayer checks have been cashed.

Then, and only then, will the campaign against Ivermectin let up.

But how many lives will have been lost by then, and how many billions of dollars will have been spent unnecessarily?

At Least One Local Hospital is Using Ivermectin 3mg Tablets for Their COVID-19 Patients---since May?!?

An Excerpt from the billing of a locally hospitalized COVID-19 patient from May of 2021.  Ivermectin was being administered alongside a host of other medicines and vitimins for this patient.  So if they are using it, why are hospitals SILENT when the use of this medicine for COVID-19 is constantly ridiculed by the media and others?  Why not admit it is being used here locally?

Those of us who even dare to ask questions about this drug, Ivermectin,  and COVID-19 are ridiculed.

  I am a skeptic though, I always have been.  It's healthy, and it's good.  

But I'm not a whack job, not an antivaxer.  I have taken two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.  

But what I see above--a portion of the bill from a patient at one of our area hospitals from last May---is intriguing because it doesn't square with the "messaging" surrounding Ivermectin's off label use to treat COVID-19.  Because what do you know, surprise surprise, there is billing for 3mg Ivermectin tablets on the discharge papers.

WHAT!!  Ivermectin for COVID-19 in a Hospital??? Locally!! 

That's what it looks like to me-----so naturally I have to ask the follow on question:   Have all the patients at this hospital been receiving Ivermectin?  The other hospitals? Since May?  Before?

Is it working, does it help these patients?

If so---then why the silence as the media and everyone else, including a lot of doctors, ridicule the use of this medicine in tablet form (formulated for human use but used off-label for COVID-19 LEGALLY) by deridingly calling it "Horse De-Wormer"

Why did they do what they did to Joe Rogan?

Wait, wait--that can't be possible, right?  Ivermectin used at the hospital for COVID-19?  I thought this was only a "HorseDe-Wormer"  according to those in the mainstream thought zone.  There couldn't possibly be any benefit to this hospital adding Ivermectin to the Vitamin C, Zinc, and other medications, right?  (Oh, I know, maybe she had a parasitic worm infection or scabies simultaneously with COVID--and that is the ONLY reason Ivermectin was prescribed?)...........Uh, yeah, no.  That's BS.

And obviously we know this individual patient was in the hospital for COVID-19--- due to the other medictions and vitimins listed--and because there is the monster charge for the Remdesivir.  And because she said so.

According to this individual--it was a battle and a struggle in the hospital--but she recalls really feeling much much better once she started receiving the Ivermectin.  According to this individual, they even gave her some to take home and recommended that she continue to stay on this medicine.

Meanwhile, we have back bencher, second rate entertainment morning show hosts drinking the kool aid and questioning those of us who are actually QUESTIONING the reasons why this drug is being ridiculed----along with anyone who even mentions it in the same sentence with COVID-19.  Why do people listen to that tool?  They shouldn't.  If he wants to show us he's  a "journalist" then he should take this ane ask Baptist Hospital why they are using Ivermectin for their COVID-19 patients.  But he won't, because he's a get along, go along follower---not a leader.

Follow the money.  Ivermectin tablets are cheap and generic--they generate limited revenue.  Remdesivir is New and Expensive---generating MASSIVE profit for hospitals, drug companies, and doctors.  It also provides pretext for politicians in DC to print massive amounts of currency so they can fund pet projects.

Follow the money.

Put your thinking caps on, and think.

67th Coffee with the Commissioner Generates Interesting COVID-19 Conversation with area MD's

Some really fascinating topics were covered in yesterday's edition of the Coffee with the Commissioner!

Watch the meeting by clicking the youtube video here-- or it can be viewed on Facebook here.

If you are interested in alternative opinions from licensed, local practicing and experienced medical doctors on the best way to treat COVID-19--this video and these discussions are for you!

A Conversation with Dr. Myhuong Nguyen....Part I

This email, above, was sent to all commissioners yesterday morning by local physician Dr. Myhuong Nguyen.  At first, I thought it was a hoax job.  I was wrong though...

Board members received the innocuous looking email, above,  yesterday morning from a "Dr. Myhuong Nguyen."

It was fascinating, and had an attachment that held interesting, intriguing yet controversial opinions and data about COVID-19, vaccinations, Ivermectin,  Hydroxychloroquine, India, Africa and Israel within it.  

A lot of it looked like some conspiracy theory email strings I've received in the past.   I was natually skeptical 

Could this be real--could this be the real opinion (s) from a real local Doctor?

For a minute there, I thought I was falling for some kind of a prank job like the crass, yet iconic scene from 1980's coming of age comedy "Porky's."  But it wasn't a prank.

I looked her up on Google.  Yes, this is a real doctor in Pensacola.

But could someone  be throwing out information and just using her name?  Well, maybe.  So I emailed her back--and she responded.   She emailed me her contact information  and then we spoke.  At length.

WOW-what a bombshell conversation and an extremely intelligent individual!  (I've asked her and she has agreed to be my guest on my December Coffee with the Commissioner)

She got her medical degree from Johns Hopkins and she has spent the last 18 years as an emergency medical physician in the Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency room in Pensacola.  She left in September to start her own practice as she felt she could be doing more to help more patients in a different setting.

But the bombshell claim she makes is very intriguing:

The media is not telling the truth about the vaccines, ivermectin and alternative, yet less expensive and equally effective treatments for COVID-19.  They (the media) are not telling the story of ivermectin's success in places like sub-saharan Africa and in India.

"Ivermectin is extremeley effective at treating COVID-19 and I have been prescribing it for patients here locally, in Colorado, and Atlanta---but pharmacies are not filling the prescriptions!"  she stated flatly...

"HOW can they do that?  How can they tell a doctor what she can or cannot prescribe for her patients?" I asked.

"I had my hippocratic oath taken from me" she exclaimed angrily.

I asked her about all the media ganging up on ivermectin to poke fun at it as a horse dewormer and quack science-- which she explained as follows.  She went into great detail describing the paste form of Ivermectin that is pre-measured for animals that are 1200 pounds.  "It simply cannot be dosed accurately for humans--so people have made errors in taking this and ended up seizing and needing intubation" she described.  The media then pick these stories up and report them."

She continued:

"They [media]  know it  [Ivermectin]has been around for decades and has an impeccable safety record; it is used for river blindness and is known to have antiviral properties as well--but there is a push to downplay Ivermectin in favor of the experimental vaccines!"

"Is this all about money?" I asked.  "I'm afraid it looks like it is" she stated dryly.  "I absolutely do NOT support the vaccines for children either" she offered

I told her one of my best friends, Brad Crager, died of COVID-19 and that event led me to getting the shots.  I have had two Moderna shots.

"Are the shots effective" I asked her bluntly:  "They are experimental, and we have seen a lot of patients, even locally, harmed by the vaccines.  And we are seeing in Israel, for instance, that even with vaccination rates exceeding 87% they are having patients who are vaccinated getting sick and dying.  It is very concerning what is happening there"  She continued "And then you have parts of India where there are millions of residents and they have flattened the curve TWICE using ivermectin early in a patient's diagnosis"

Curiously--I asked her if I was a patient who had recently contracted COVID-19--what would she prescribe for me.  She asked me for my weight, 200 pounds.  

"So for you I would prescribe 18 mg Ivermectin once daily for five days, along with Zinc, D3, Vitamin C.  If after 7 days you didn't improve, I would add the hydroxychloroquine."

"I guarantee you, your friend who died last January, if he had been given these medicines, he could have survived."

Wow.  Talk about interesting.  I want to know more.

I can't wait for our follow-on conversation and our discussion on December's Coffee with the Commissioner.  Should be very interesting.

"I will bring several more doctors on the show if that is alright--two of whom are the best in our area and who are now no longer working because of the vaccine mandate"  she stated.

"By all means, bring them. The more the better--I'll send you the Zoom invitation"