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To: hapnHal; All

Hospitals buying up all of the chloroquine.

They must think it’s gonna work.

Providers have been purchasing significant amounts of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in anticipation that they will be used to treat COVID-19, drastically depleting available supply, according to a new report from Premier.

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is still investigating whether the inexpensive, old anti-malaria drugs can tame symptoms and limit the spread of the highly contagious virus, hospitals have responded to clinical trials in other countries that have shown promising results.

Orders of chloroquine spiked 3,000% in March, according to data from Premier, the group purchasing and consulting organization. From January 2019 through February 2020, hospitals ordered an average of 149 units a month. More than 2,300 units were ordered through March thus far.

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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/supply-chain/chloroquine-short-supply-hospitals-buy-bulk


51 posted on 03/20/2020 9:20:49 PM PDT by old-ager (anti-new-ager)
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To: old-ager

“FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, said in prepared remarks. “We also must ensure these products are effective; otherwise we risk treating patients with a product that might not work when they could have pursued other, more appropriate, treatments.””

So where is their list of “...other, more appropriate, treatments...” ?


52 posted on 03/20/2020 9:33:43 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: old-ager

As the Quinism Foundation was founded after Trump took office, what is the probability that is CIA funded?


63 posted on 03/20/2020 11:15:18 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: old-ager

Thanks for the update on hydroxychloroquine!


78 posted on 03/21/2020 5:37:37 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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