Following a link on Twitter titled, “Does Your State Say You Can’t Have HCQ?”, I found a table of data, organized by state, documenting information given to pharmacists regarding HCQ.
For California - there’s a warning dated 4/1/2020 that it’s unprofessional to prescribe medication “inappropriately” and that they must follow the law etc. Here’s the CA notice:
“The California Department of Consumer Affairs, the Medical Board of California, and the California State Board of Pharmacy remind health care professionals that inappropriately prescribing or dispensing medications constitutes unprofessional conduct in California. Prescribers and pharmacists are obligated to follow the law, standard of care, and professional codes of ethics in serving their patients and public health.”
So, no, in California we are not permitted to have HCQ but no one will actually tell us that!
Here’s the link to the table of states’ info:
https://naspa.us/resource/hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine-and-azithromycin/