Despite public remarks by President Trump, health experts say it's premature to think that hydroxychloroquine — an antimalarial drug — will help against COVID-19. Plus, patients with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis rely on the drug.
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy says six states, so far,
If doctors are hoarding, some colleagues say that's unethical. Michael Barnett, a primary care physician and assistant professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, says that even if the drug turns out, from the clinical studies now in progress, to be effective against COVID-19, it must be saved for those most in need.
"Having sort of a free-for-all in terms of prescribing for oneself and just deciding that 'I'm going to grab some while I can' is the kind of mentality that can really undermine our efforts to actually have a concerted public health campaign against this disease," Barnett says.
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