State of Michigan Preventing Pharmacists and Doctors From Prescribing Covid19 Treatment Drug HCQ.mp4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/25/20 Jim Cutler OverTheHorizon.TV State of Michigan Preventing Pharmacists and Doctors From Prescribing Covid19 Treatment Drug HCQ Up until February, pharmacists operated as they always have, dispensing medications, researching issues that come from doctors and hospitals...and doing the things that pharmacists do. That all changed on March 19, 2020. That is when President Trump announced that HydroxyChloroquine would be approved by the FDA for off-label use to treat the virus. But even before Trump’s announcement, the pharmacist community was already experiencing something they had never seen before. Prior to Trump's announcement, doctors familiar with HydroxyChloroquine were already talking about using it for the Coronavirus outbreak. The drug had been on the market for 60 years with an exemplary track record of safety and efficacy, making it an easy choice..since its formulation already showed great results as an antiviral medication. And that is precisely when LARA stepped in and sent a letter to all pharmacists stating (without analysis) that physicians were writing prescriptions for HCQ to friends and family members. and therefore due to short supply (also unsubstantiated by LARA) HCQ prescriptions must be filled only for malaria, arthritis or lupus to ensure enough supply for existing patients (despite the overwhelming evidence that more COVID-19 patients would die as a result). Once Trump came out with the statement regarding FDA approval, the gloves came off. According to one pharmacist in the Detroit area who spoke on condition of anonymity (out of fear of losing her job as well as her career) the licensing board (LARA) threatened to revoke licenses and requested pharmacists to snitch on doctors who were filling prescriptions for the drug. All of this was done in the absence of any regulations governing state pharmacies that would have supported such a heavy handed decision. From a legal standpoint, it would appear that barring pharmacists from filling Hydroxychloroquine prescriptions might be a bridge too far for Governor Whitmer and her Democratic colleagues. A bridge that, according to the pharmacist we spoke to, will be defended to the bitter end. (To interview the pharmacist source mentioned in this article and gain access to documents from the State Of Michegan, please reply to this press release at seanomorgan at gmail.com Jim Cutler and Sean Morgan OverTheHorizon.TV