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FDA has approved the medicine decades ago. I am no expert on this, but I am under the impression the arm-twisting is being done by pharmas at the State level.
Maybe a FReeQ who actually knows about this area will jump in and clarify.
HCQ is approved and available by prescription in the US. Doctors can prescribe and pharmacists can fill the ‘scripts, WRITTEN FOR ANY INDICATION under normal conditions. However, some state boards put pressure on docs and RPhs re ordering and filling of HCQ ‘scripts, forbidding off-label use, like Ohio. I am not sure who/what pressured the boards to do this, but we know Ohio has quite a bit of derpiness. Ohio has since backed off this stance.
You should be able to find a doc that will write you a ‘script if you are sick with COVID-19. A good doc may even write you one for prophylactic therapy if you have an underlying condition that predisposes you to untoward outcomes if you contract COVID-19.
In PA, the state board is requesting that smaller quantities of HCQ be dispensed to reduce shortages. That makes sense.
https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/Pages/Prescribing-Suggestions-for-Hydroxychloroquine.aspx
This site seems to have good info per each state (link), and looks to be a national supplier, if you have a ‘script.https://www.healthwarehouse.com/hydroxychloroquine-200mg-tablets-generic-plaquenil.html