“ Note that the AMA has rescinded their ban on HCQ.”
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I’ll look at the rest you posit later, but that statement is not true:
The AMA did not pass that resolution which would have opened the door to doctors prescribing its use as prophylaxis or, for that matter, as a post-infection treatment, as they do for both in India.
What am I missing? This what I have:
“Memo to:
Delegates, Alternate Delegates
Executive Directors, Member Organizations of the House of Delegates
From:
Bruce A. Scott, MD, Speaker, House of Delegates
Lisa Bohman Egbert, MD, Vice Speaker, House of Delegates
Date:
October 30, 2020
Subject:
Handbook Addendum - Supplemental Business and Information”
Jumping to pg 18:
“Resolution: 509 (November 2020)
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1 Whereas, The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious medical issue, people are dying, and
2 physicians must be able to perform as sagacious prescribers; therefore be it
3
4 RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association rescind its statement calling for physicians
5 to stop prescribing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine until sufficient evidence becomes
6 available to conclusively illustrate that the harm associated with use outweighs benefit early in
7 the disease course. Implying that such treatment is inappropriate contradicts AMA Policy
8 H-120.988, “Patient Access to Treatments Prescribed by Their Physicians,” that addresses off
9 label prescriptions as appropriate in the judgement of the prescribing physician (Directive to
10 Take Action); and be it further”
There is more. When I copy and paste the line numbers come out wrong, requiring tedious editing on my part. The header information above should provide enough information for you to search for the original link.