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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif;color:red">This message is being sent to all licensees and certificate holders.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Please review this
<a href="https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2021/pdf/CDC_HAN_449.pdf">Health Alert</a> from the CDC regarding Ivermectin.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">As a reminder:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif"> writing prescriptions for medications is outside the scope of practice for all Oregon
licensed chiropractic physicians and certified chiropractic assistants. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Due to a rapid increase in Ivermectin prescriptions and reports of severe illness associated with use of products containing Ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19, the CDC
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed with the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) that human exposures and adverse effects associated with ivermectin
reported to poison control centers have increased in 2021 compared to the pre-pandemic baseline. These reports include increased use of veterinary products not meant for human consumption.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">530 Center St NE, Suite 620<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">503-373-1573<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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