Hydroxychloroquine, the curious tale.

With professor Robert Clancy. The Curious Tale of Hydroxychloroquine

You have prescribed hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) 20,000 times, why do you use it and what side effects do you commonly see?

Has medicine changed in the past few years, influenced by powerful commercial and political forces?

Is WHO a threat to independent local health systems?

The doctor-patient relationship, and science-based medicine. Why are these important?

Is there a concern over conflict of interest created by grants and payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products and Related Authorities

https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/emergency-use-authorization-medical-products-and-related-authorities

d. No Alternatives
For FDA to issue an EUA, there must be no adequate, approved, and available alternative to the candidate product for diagnosing, preventing, or treating the disease or condition. A potential alternative product may be considered “unavailable” if there are insufficient supplies of the approved alternative to fully meet the emergency need. A potential alternative product may be considered "inadequate" if, for example, there are contraindicating data for special circumstances or populations (e.g., children, immunocompromised individuals, or individuals with a drug allergy), if a dosage form of an approved product is inappropriate for use in a special population (e.g., a tablet for individuals who cannot swallow pills), or if the agent is or may be resistant to approved and available alternative products.