this was posted yesterday re states banning HCQ——
Is HCQ banned in your state? (probably not)
Various Sources - links inside | 8/18/2020 | States
Posted on 8/18/2020, 10:48:11 AM by Pollard
Due to an earlier thread where someone was voicing their anger towards President Trump seemingly not doing anything to allow people to have access to hcq, I decided to do the state by state research into which states have banned hcq and which ones haven’t.
The results are fairly surprising considering a group of doctors had a two day summit in DC campaigning for access to hcq. There are rules but not much for outright bans.
Most of the info comes from lupus.org (https://www.lupus.org/advocate/state-action-on-hydroxychloroquine-and-chloroquine-access) but in some cases I went to the state websites using links found on the above lupus.org state by state guide page.
If you think it is not banned in your state...ask your doctor if he will prescribe it immediately if you show symptoms or have a POS test result.
The answer may surprise you.
If you have to be hospitalized to get it...its too late
Yes, HCQ is still available for Lupus patients. So no, it has “not been banned.” The reality of the situation is that use for Covid-19 has been greatly discouraged. The doctors that I have talked to in two states just wish I would go away.
FDA language indicates that HCQ may be used in a hospital setting. It implies that it can not be used outside of a hospital setting.
HCQ should be used shortly after the onset of symptoms - to prevent people from going to the hospital! It’s a nice catch-22. You can’t use it when it will help, but with your doctor’s permission, you can use it when it can do no good.
Each states regulates medicine. Was there any state, in the Lupus org website you referenced, that was positive about using HCQ early in treating COVID-19?