A Pennsylvania doctor has been fired from Tower Health for allegedly mass-prescribing two drugs, Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine, to patients with the intention to treat and prevent COVID-19.
Following the allegations reported by abc27 on Wednesday, Tower Health confirmed that Dr. Edith Bahr has been terminated from her position. Both Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment or prevention of COVID-19.
Tower Health is a Pennsylvania-based regional health care system, consisting of several major hospitals across the state, including Phoenixville Hospital and Pottstown Hospital.
According to Tower Health, Dr. Behr was on staff at both Phoenixville and Pottstown hospitals. She is a licensed doctor and surgeon, per the Pennsylvania Department of State.
Tower Health Medical Group released a statement on Friday, addressing the termination of Dr. Behr, and said that she failed to meet requirements for prescribing medications for unintended or approved purposed.
“We investigated the matter and, as a result, Dr. Behr’s employment with Tower Health Medical Group has been terminated effective immediately,” Tower Health said.
Tower Health reiterated the Food and Drug Administration's previous statements that ivermectin should not be used to prevent or treat COVID-19 infection.
Ivermectin is approved by the FDA to treat head lice and infections caused by parasitic worms, not COVID-19. While Hydroxychloroquine is approved to treat or prevent malaria and autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. The FDA has said it is also not safe to be used as a treatment for COVID-19.
The accusations against Dr. Behr were tied to a Facebook live video on the Taste of Sicily Facebook page. A woman on the video referred to a doctor that could get people access to "H" and "I" to treat COVID-19 instead of the FDA approved vaccines.
“A Taste of Sicily in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is actually a back door for prescription written by a mysterious doctor for COVID,” TikTok user named “Danesh” alleged.
A pharmacy that allegedly provided Ivermectin to individuals who received prescriptions from Dr. Behr released the following statement:
“Due to ongoing harassment received from outside sources toward our company and staff, we are deciding to discontinue compounding unique, patient-specific oral dosage forms of the drug ivermectin. As a compounding pharmacy, we are here to help any patient whose doctor determines that they are a candidate for a customized treatment option. We look forward to continuing to work with our patients and providers in the same ethical, legal, compassionate way that we always have. Thank you for your understanding in this matter."
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