Another case of ivermectin administration against CoV
Coronavirus
In Salzburg, another case of an apparently severe course of the disease after administration of ivermectin for the treatment of CoV disease has become known. According to “Salzburger Nachrichten”, a woman in Salzburg is affected who is now in the intensive care unit.
The previous week, the public prosecutor’s office had started investigations after an 87-year-old Tennengau man died, who is said to have been prescribed ivermectin in a Hallein house for the treatment of a CoV disease. It is still unclear whether the intake of the drug or the CoV disease is responsible for the death. According to SN, there is now likely to be another Salzburg woman in the intensive care unit, who is also said to have been prescribed ivermectin for the treatment of her CoV disease. Further details are not known.
“No poisoning, but disease worsens”
The spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office, Elena Haslinger, has now also confirmed investigations against a doctor in Pongau who is said to have prescribed ivermectin to a 58-year-old Styrian. According to the “Kleine Zeitung”, the man was in the intensive care unit in the Schladming Deaconess Clinic, but has since been released. The man had suffered no poisoning from taking ivermectin, and consequential damage should not have occurred, the newspaper quoted medical doctor Karl Wohak as saying. Nevertheless, his CoV symptoms would have worsened unnecessarily because treatment was delayed.
Drug supposedly prescribed without a prescription
In addition, according to Haslinger, a third case is being investigated against a doctor and a pharmacist in Salzburg: “No specific victim could be found here. The allegation was made across the board that the pharmacist was giving Ivermectin without a prescription and the doctor was prescribing the drug against CoV. The colleague has also initiated an investigation here. “
Not suitable for the treatment of CoV disease
In veterinary medicine, ivermectin is used to treat internal and external parasites. In humans, the prescription drug is also approved for the treatment of itch mites or infestations with parasitic worms, but not for the treatment of CoV disease, according to the website of the Federal Office for Health Safety (BASG).