Washington physician’s license restricted for ivermectin prescriptions 

A Washington physician has had his license restricted after the state’s medical commission found he prescribed ivermectin to five patients for COVID-19, The Chronicle reported July 26. 

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The Washington Medical Commission said Guito Wingfield, MD, who is based in Centralia, prescribed the drug without documenting sufficient rationale, without informing the patient that the medication was off-label and without performing an appropriate risk analysis. 

The order restricts Dr. Wingfield from prescribing ivermectin for non-FDA-approved indications and from prescribing medication or providing care without first establishing a physician-patient relationship, the report said.

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