Doctor who says he gave ivermectin to rural Alberta COVID-19 patients triggers AHS warning
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A doctor who was filling in at a rural Alberta hospital says he treated three COVID-19 patients with ivermectin, triggering a warning from Alberta Health Services about the dangers of the controversial drug.
In a video circulating on social media, Vancouver-based Dr. Daniel Nagase says he administered ivermectin in September to COVID-19 patients at the hospital in Rimbey, Alta.
Nagase also claims there is "something malicious" about the care being provided to COVID-19 patients in Alberta hospitals.
Ivermectin is used primarily to rid livestock of parasites. It has not been approved for use in either Canada or the United States for the treatment of coronaviruses and no clinical studies have proven whether it can slow or stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in humans.
AHS has received complaints about Nagase, who has worked as a locum doctor at the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre, 65 kilometres northwest of Red Deer. The health authority says his "extremely disappointing" claims are spreading misinformation.
"Neither the veterinary nor human drug versions of ivermectin has been deemed safe or effective for use in treating or preventing COVID-19," reads an AHS statement issued earlier this week.
"Use of the agricultural grade, or veterinary version, of ivermectin can pose potentially serious health problems if consumed by humans."
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