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An old malaria treatment that has been tried with some success against the new coronavirus and was touted by US President Donald Trump at a news briefing earlier on Thursday is in short supply as demand surges amid the fast-spreading outbreak.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists , which maintains a list of drugs in shortage independent of the US Food and Drug Administration’s list, added the generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to its list on Thursday.The new coronavirus, which causes the highly contagious COVID-19 respiratory illness, emerged in December in Wuhan, China and has spread throughout the world.

Trump called on US health regulators to expedite potential therapies aimed at treating COVID-19, including hydroxychloroquine. Its co-Chief Executive Jessica Nouhavandi sent a letter to prescribers earlier this week, urging them to be aware of potential hoarding of the drug that could deprives those who really need it.Jeff Bartone, who owns Hock’s Pharmacy in Vandalia, Ohio,said he purchased five bottles of hydroxychloroquine this morning, but within an hour the company that distributes it tohis pharmacy had run out.Bartone said he does not typically stock large amounts of the drug because it is not widely prescribed.

 

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The guy will end up giving them brooklux 😂

It is unbelievable the entire world no one can come with real solutions to perish this deadly coronvirus. Maybe God is trying to tell us something.

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