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Ohio doctors are obtaining so many prescriptions of - possible coronavirus treatment for themselves,

Posted: Mar 22nd, 2020 - 10:54 am

their families, their colleagues and their friends that it’s wiping out the supply for everybody else -- including victims of lupus who will become more susceptible to the virus without their usual medication.

As a result, Ohio’s pharmacy board, in an emergency meeting Sunday morning, barred pharmacists from dispensing chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 unless a person has tested positive for the virus or otherwise approved by the pharmacy board’s executive director.

In order to get either of those drugs the patient’s positive test must be disclosed by the doctor on the prescription request. The prescription must be limited to a 14-day supply and no refills are permitted without a new written prescription....

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Ohio doctors are obtaining so many prescriptions of - possible coronavirus treatment for themselves, (Views: 485, 2020-03-22, 10:54 am)
- Bad behavior. But in a way the fact that doctors are - hoarding the meds is a good sign. (Views: 307, 2020-03-22, 10:55 am)
- I really don't get this - sm (Views: 305, 2020-03-22, 2:45 pm)