POTUS touting hydroxychloroquine has, predictably, triggered hoarding of the drug

[Dennis Donovan]

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Chris Hayes ✔@chrislhayes

The president touting hydroxychloroquine has, predictably, triggered hoarding of the drug to the point that even one hospital I know attempting to administer it as part of a trial is having a hard time getting its hands on the drug.

3:04 PM - Mar 23, 2020

[NightWatcher]

1. That's my lupus drug. Now me nor my father can get refills.

I'm out and having to go back to work this week.

Hope trump didn't kill me.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. Jesus christ

I'm sorry.

[BamaRefugee]

2. It's so obvious that he has stock in whatever company produces this.

[Hoyt]

4. It's a very cheap drug.

[BamaRefugee]

5. Well you can make lots of money off companies that make very cheap stuff.

[Hoyt]

6. With a prescription, you can buy enough to treat 5 patients for $40 to $200 depending where you

buy it. No one is going to get rich off that.

Now, if trump had come out and said, "we ought not be using that," I'd agree he's probably trying to make a killing off another formulation at thousands of dollars.

In fairness, I know it's hard not to suspect him of greed, but I'm not sure that's the case here. Personally, I would not vote for him or GOPers if they concocted a cure in his bathroom and gave it out for free.

[Hoyt]

3. Since it requires a prescription, a lot of physicians must be prescribing it. Apparently, hospitals

are stocking up too.
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Bayer donated 3 Million doses of the drug to the US Government. I doubt those have been used up.

https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/bayer-preps-u-s-donation-malaria-med-chloroquine-to-help-covid-19-fight-report

[Ace Rothstein]

8. My wife has a prescription for this drug for her RA.

Now I'm worried she won't be able to get it.