The Plaquenil controversy has been a hot topic during coronaviral pandemic. In this Country we seem to believe that only our science counts. The drug hydroxychloroquine has been studied since the last century and most recently shown effectiveness against COVID.
My family took doses during a recent trip to Africa and are still alive. When this virus first became Pandemic, my family began what I call the Africa Dose Regimen. This is a weekly prophylactic course during possible exposure. So far, no side effects, still alive, no Coronavirus.
Is that proof that it helps? Not necessarily, but viruses kill by exposure to “viral load”, the more exposure, the sicker you get and likely the more dead you get. This medication has been proven to reduce the viruses ability to do its viral replication thing and has been shown to reduce viral “load”
The Government’s control over the supply and then restrictions of licensed medical practitioners’’ ability to write for it smacks of Socialized Medicine (this is where the government controls the production and distribution).
I believe most reasonable Medical Providers would prefer a relationship with their Patients, give information as to risks and benefits and make a decision based on Informed Consent.