Posted on May 15, 2020

Online Pharmacy Saw A 'Panic-Driven' Boom In Drug Touted By Trump

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In mid-March, when the unproven idea of giving coronavirus patients anti-malarial drugs emerged on social media and on Fox News, the online pharmacy HealthWarehouse said orders for hydroxychloroquine started to spike.

It was inundated with requests for the drug when President Donald Trump speculated later that month that in combination with another medication, hydroxychloroquine could be "one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine." The president then repeatedly championed the drug.

The Food and Drug Administration has since put out a warning against using it for COVID-19. Hydroxychloroquine and the related drug chloroquine can cause serious abnormal heart rhythms that can be life-threatening.

Online Pharmacy Saw A 'Panic-Driven' Boom In Drug Touted By Trump

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PFC Nicholas Efstathiou

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That shows the danger of 'speaking from the hip' and allowing corporations to push a medical agenda

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SFC Herve Abrams

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Ain’t capitalism grand?

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PFC Nicholas Efstathiou

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SFC Herve Abrams It certainly can be. I'd like to get back to that point in time.

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SFC Herve Abrams

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PFC Nicholas Efstathiou, well regulated capitalism is most effective. Enough regulation to prevent monopolies and exploitation, but not so much as to stifle entrepreneurship and growth.

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