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Bmoboy

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23. Now its not available for things it actually helps

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 08:56 AM

Mar 2020

People with Lupus have used this drug with good results.Now they cannot get anymore since Trump's FDA has ruled it must be reserved for Covid only.

It doesn't help with Covid and may kill the patient.

The patient that it really helps can't get it.

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FDA SAYS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND CHLOROQUINE CAN BE USED TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS [View all] catsudon Mar 2020 OP

I'm just gonna hope it's working for some people. We need something that works mucifer Mar 2020 #1

Agreed. ChiTownDenny Mar 2020 #43

Off label use is a gamble Warpy Mar 2020 #53

That means it can be prescribed as part of a trial, without patient full consent or knowledge. n/t 5X Mar 2020 #2

No it doesn't mean that at all SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #39

Will the patients be told it is experimental and part of a trial with no proven effectiveness? 5X Mar 2020 #41

Yes SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #42

I imagine they will have to agree a 100 times over to get it. Steelrolled Mar 2020 #66

It's too bad the Trump FDA can't be trusted Submariner Mar 2020 #3

It's gotten to the point it's hard to trust things coming out of the federal government captain queeg Mar 2020 #52

This is Trump propaganda at work. KWR65 Mar 2020 #4

I agree.. FarPoint Mar 2020 #8

Fat Donnie needs a miracle cure he can sell at his rallies -- er, pressers. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2020 #65

Does anyone else smell a fresh Sharpie? Hugin Mar 2020 #5

+1 absolutely. bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #6

Yep I smell Rebl2 Mar 2020 #33

Definately! SheltieLover Mar 2020 #51

Good n/t Devil Child Mar 2020 #7

drumpf made them say this, I don't believe it how low they have gone. lark Mar 2020 #9

This isn't science - it's propaganda. Ramsey Barner Mar 2020 #10

Did you see the latest from Didier jberryhill Mar 2020 #15

IOW, A Placebo ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #17

It's up there with Igel Mar 2020 #21

However, with the plasma antibody treatments, no one is claiming they will definately karynnj Mar 2020 #40

Didier has been dealing with dodgy data for years, by all accounts. GoneOffShore Mar 2020 #26

Yep, I saw those as well jberryhill Mar 2020 #28

Thank you for that tip about N-rays. An interesting episode in science history Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #37

Here's something more on Didier GoneOffShore Mar 2020 #60

Ah, I just caught that one jberryhill Mar 2020 #61

He wants to be 'The Guy'. GoneOffShore Mar 2020 #64

Medical experiment for the collection of statistics ... laetrile of the COVID-19 era bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #11

You must be my age. Scruffy1 Mar 2020 #46

I recall a big 60 Minutes piece on laetrile in the 1970s, about 1977-78 bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #47

Hopefully fewer people die from vtach/torsades de pointes.... moriah Mar 2020 #54

Caution. Trump toady at work. PSPS Mar 2020 #12

its a hail mary samnsara Mar 2020 #13

Hardly. It's what happens when you have a trump toady at the helm. PSPS Mar 2020 #14

conspiracy time catsudon Mar 2020 #16

I think it's time to look into the stock trades kellytore Mar 2020 #18

Trump pushed them after several doctors including the surgeon general DenverJared Mar 2020 #19

The fact is these drugs are already approved for use to DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #20

Now its not available for things it actually helps Bmoboy Mar 2020 #23

How about the other side of the coin? gab13by13 Mar 2020 #25

Think this is more of a last resort rather than the DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #45

Big difference between "prescribed by a physician" and "grab it out of your aquarium." (n/t) forgotmylogin Mar 2020 #44

Concur MosheFeingold Mar 2020 #62

This'll make the wingers happy... Maxheader Mar 2020 #22

I couldn't find the full text of this EUA on FDA.gov IronLionZion Mar 2020 #24

Since day one, it could be prescribed as off-label use. Hoyt Mar 2020 #27

They can also prescribe..... paleotn Mar 2020 #29

How about gris gris bags? Or Mentos in Diet Coke? marble falls Mar 2020 #30

Or the classic Metatron Mar 2020 #31

Old school, or aspirin and coke, or banana peel scrapings. marble falls Mar 2020 #32

Remember Trump is a mob boss. The FDA are toadies. ananda Mar 2020 #34

But but but... thecrow Mar 2020 #38

HHS letter requesting it IronLionZion Mar 2020 #35

What this is Rebl2 Mar 2020 #36

Someone in one of my FB groups posted that one of helpisontheway Mar 2020 #48

Please roscoeroscoe Mar 2020 #56

85% of cases resolve without serious symptoms jberryhill Mar 2020 #57

I don't know. He said she was on a vent and things helpisontheway Mar 2020 #58

You don't seem to get the point jberryhill Mar 2020 #59

Good 👍 nt Raine Mar 2020 #49

I hope it helps some people. Sapient Donkey Mar 2020 #50

Did Trump pressure them into prematurely approving procon Mar 2020 #55

MY thoughts!! bluestarone Mar 2020 #63

Key paragraphs from the FDA letter... Steelrolled Mar 2020 #67