Independent Medical Alliance

The Independent Medical Alliance (formerly Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance [FLCCC]) is a group of physicians and former journalists, formed in April 2020, that has advocated for various unapproved, dubious, and ineffective treatments for COVID-19 (e.g. hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and other miscellaneous combinations of drugs and vitamins). The group was led from the start by Paul E. Marik and Pierre Kory, both of whom would later join conservative or right-wing groups promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. In August 2024 both men had their medical board certifications revoked. On January 16, 2025, the organization changed its name to the Independent Medical Alliance.

The World Health Organization, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and European Medicines Agency advise against the use of ivermectin for COVID-19 outside of clinical trials, but the FLCCC has erroneously claimed that ivermectin could reduce viral load and accelerate recovery in people with COVID-19.