Dr. Zachary Castle has been practicing family medicine in Midland for around four years.
He is worried about COVID-19’s impact on the community. He sees what it does to medical resources – both at his office and at Midland Memorial Hospital.
And when he had the opportunity to talk with the Reporter-Telegram about the pandemic, one of the first things he wanted to call attention to wasn’t what is happening in an emergency room or in his own offices but online.
“One of the biggest problems is trying to correct false information being spread through social media,” Castle said.
He pointed to two alleged COVID solutions being talked about online more than in medical studies or inside doctors’ offices – Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin. The latter of which brought out the following response from Castle. “I would never recommend going to a veterinarian supply story (for your COVID needs)” – a reference that Ivermectin, according to the FDA, is approved for use in animals for prevention of heartworm disease in some small animal species, and for treatment of certain internal and external parasites in various animal species.
Castle said he heard similar concerns from other physicians around Midland during a recent online call. They are hearing from patients about plans that are “far-fetched” and “not consistent with good research.”
He said discussions also have taken place about Budesonide, which the Mayo Clinic says is a corticosteroid or steroid (cortisone-like medicine) that...
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