05-24-2020, 11:20 AM
(05-23-2020, 09:25 PM)Benton Wrote: Sooo you're saying hcq is unproven but you disagree that it's irresponsible to give out an unproven drug?
Here is my position on a drug like this.
A qualified doctor should be able to explain to his patients what the possible benefits and possible side effectes would be. Remember this is not some off the wall substance. It is an FDA approved medication. Once the doctor exaplains it to a patient then the patient should have the right to try it if he wants.
It is not uncommon at all to discover that an FDA drug approved for one purpose can also help with other problems. For years my mother suffered from "restless leg syndrome" but when she tried to describe it to doctors they would just give her stuff for leg cramps. When the syndrome was actually "discovered" and doctors knew what it was the two medications prescibed for it were Pergolide, a drug approved to treat Parkinsons and, Gabapentin that was approved to prevent epileptic seizures.
But the President of the United States should not be gving anyone advice about it. He is not qualified.