Although family members requested Ivermectin, Bowden is being investigated for prescribing the drug to a sheriff’s deputy hospitalized with COVID-19.
Houston’s Dr. Mary Talley Bowden and two other doctors say the FDA is illegally interfering with their ability to practice medicine.
The appointed board may investigate complaints from “third or fourth-hand” sources and does not require demonstration that a patient was harmed to proceed with prosecution.
While the Texas Department of State Health Services is issuing poison warnings about ivermectin products, treating physicians are continuing to promote the FDA-approved pharmaceutical product.
