Sydney Covid patient in Westmead hospital after overdosing on ivermectin and other online ‘cures’
by Josh Taylor from on (#5P29M)
Patient, who suffered vomiting and diarrhoea, part of trend hospital is seeing of people taking unproven substances
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A Covid-positive person in Sydney was admitted to Westmead hospital suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea after overdosing on ivermectin and other drugs ordered online, as Australia's chief medical officer pleads with the public not to take unproven medicine.
Westmead hospital's toxicologist, Naren Gunja, said the case was part of a growing trend the hospital was seeing of people taking unproven online cures for Covid. The patient didn't get severe toxicity from taking the ivermectin cocktail, but it didn't help their Covid either", he said.
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