# Local doctor suspended for a month for prescribing ivermectin for Covid

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-doctor-suspended-for-a-month-for-prescribing-ivermectin-for-covid/1003038>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Created:** [June 19, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-doctor-suspended-for-a-month-for-prescribing-ivermectin-for-covid/1003038 "2024-06-19T05:14:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-doctor-suspended-for-a-month-for-prescribing-ivermectin-for-covid/1003038/29 "2024-06-19T23:59:53Z")

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More details will likely come out. The particular Doctor patient interactions are important. The issue of off label use of various medications can be entwined in this. Specifics of actual or possible levels of harm to patient and patient contacts could be delved into.  
Of course it may just be resolved without much investigation into any aspects, if the Doctor just takes the hit without challenge.

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