Doctors were prescribing it for their friends and family who had nothing wrong with them at the moment, to make sure their gang had it just in case. That is hoarding. Keeping it from those who need it.
Cuomo banned sales of it for any use that it not approved by the FDA. That makes more sense, since the FDA has approved it for corona.
I hope they will bring law enforcement in on this in New York State if needed.
People who take it for Lupus, RA, etc are exempted.
No pharmacist shall dispense hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine except when written as prescribed for an FDA-approved indication; or as part of a state approved clinical trial related to COVID-19 for a patient who has tested positive for COVID-19, with such test result documented as part of the prescription. No other experimental or prophylactic use shall be permitted, and any permitted prescription is limited to one fourteen day prescription with no refills.
FDA hasn't approved it for treating COVID19, just it's off label use.
It's obviously unconstitutional.
Ought to sue using Roe v Wade as precedent.
Doctor patient privacy.