People with lupus and other autoimmune disorders rely on the so-called COVID-19 “miracle drug,” and now they’re unable to get it
Lockshin also says he is skeptical about its efficacy for COVID-19 patients. “If it were a game-changer we would’ve seen something. But the
[in New York City] is as severe before the talk about hydroxychloroquine as it is after,” he says. “None of us are seeing any amelioration with this drug.”hospitals have begun purchasing “excessive amounts” of the medication , per a condemnatory joint statement from the the American Medical Association, the American Pharmacists Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
This has had the effect of making the drug less accessible for patients for whom it is regularly prescribed, according to many people with lupus on Twitter, who have said they are now unable to take the drug that they have relied on to manage flare-ups. “Thousands of people have reached out to me fearful of losing access their medication,” says Morley, adding that many are rationing it for fear of worse future shortages.
Brown says her pharmacy only gave her a month-long rather than a 90-day supply, and Lockshin says he has heard of some pharmacies refusing to prescribe the drug for anything other than COVID-19, even for patients who have been on it for a long time. “There is absolutely panic,” he says."Trump says US stockpiling hydroxychloroquine, which is not yet an FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment"
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