But there’s still little evidence the drug works to combat the coronavirus.
Sen. Ron Johnson is organizing a letter from physicians to push President Donald Trump to increase access to the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, despite scant evidence that it’s an effective treatment for coronavirus.
The Wisconsin Republican’s letter, which is still being circulated for signatures, urges Trump to remove a restriction from the Food and Drug Administration that says hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can be used for only certain “hospitalized patients.”
In addition, the letter recommends Trump issue an executive order that would prohibit governors from limiting hydroxychloroquine to hospitalized patients and prevent any state medical and pharmacy boards from retaliating against doctors or pharmacists who prescribe the drug for patients infected with or exposed to coronavirus.
Johnson has long sought to loosen FDA restrictions; he helped write “right to try” legislation to expand access to experimental drugs and he cites patients’ right to try in this latest campaign.
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Sen. Ron Johnson is organizing a letter from physicians to push President Trump to increase access to hydroxychloroquine https://t.co/q6JAOLB1Wm
— POLITICO (@politico) April 10, 2020
What’s with Trump and now Johnson pushing this unproven and potentially dangerous drug? Do they own stock in the manufacturer?
Trump told Johnson to write the letter I’ll bet. Whenever someone needs a useful idiot Ron Johnson’s phone rings.
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