FDA Sued for Blocking Ivermectin Therapy

The FDA is being sued by Dr. Paul Marik of Virginia, Dr. Mary Bowden of Texas and Dr. Robert Apter of Arizona for illegally prohibited them from prescribing Ivermectin (IVM) to their covid patients. In his opening argument, Isaac Belfer, a lawyer defending FDA, told the court that "the FDA didn't prohibit any doctor from prescribing this drug. It merely advised them not to do so. Any regrets that these doctors may feel for their patients who died because they felt pressured to follow the FDA's advice have no grounds for this suit."

The plaintiffs' lawyer, Jared Kelson asked "if IVM was not prohibited by the FDA for treating COVID-19, why did Dr. Marik's hospital prohibit him from administering the drug to his dying patients? Why was Dr. Bowden reported to the Texas Medical Board for disciplinary action when she prescribed it? Why did many pharmacists fear losing their licenses if they filled IVM prescriptions for treating COVID-19?"

Belfer asserted that "Mr. Kelson himself has identified who his clients should be suing. It is the hospital that illegally prevented Dr. Marik from properly treating his patient. It is the Texas Medical Board that has wrongly persecuted Dr. Bowden. And it is the slew of pharmacists who violated their obligation to fill valid prescriptions for IVM. The FDA and Dr. Fauci may have given bad advice and tried to intimidate doctors and patients to deter them from using IVM, but they didn't hold a gun to anyone's head. In any case, as members of the government they have what is called sovereign immunity. What this means is that the government cannot be sued without its consent. Since neither Dr. Fauci nor FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, consent to be sued this case must be dismissed."