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FDA appears to soften stance on hydroxychloroquine after Trump says he takes malaria drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that taking hydroxychloroquine is “ultimately” a choice between patients and their health-care providers, appearing to soften its earlier advisory against taking the anti-malaria drug outside of a hospital.

“The decision to take any drug is ultimately a decision between a patient and their doctor,” FDA Commissioner (and trump toady) Dr. Stephen Hahn said in a statement to CNBC. “Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are already FDA-approved for treating malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/19/fda-appears-to-soften-stance-on-hydroxychloroquine-after-trump-says-he-takes-malaria-drug.html

[MontanaMama]

1. WHY WHY WHY

Does this MF always get his way?

[crickets]

10. It beggars belief, doesn't it? nt

[gratuitous]

2. You're going to get whiplash, Dr. Hahn

Changing directions like that. Careful!

[tanyev]

3. Where did this idea that hydroxy works preventatively come from?

Donny’s ample ass? Even the discredited study that kicked everything off only used it on people who already had COVID-19, iirc.

[BamaRefugee]

4. Ah yes, the "Dr. Mengele" provision of the FDA code.

[Guilded Lilly]

5. They are all exposed to the consequences of the Cretin's pathological corruption.

[Peregrine Took]

6. Most people have spines like wet noodles.

Mortgages, private school tuition, expensive toys, etc can really weigh heavily on principle.

[Baked Potato]

7. He took a huge pay cut to go to the FDA

From Washington Post:

“If Hahn is confirmed, he will be taking a significant pay cut, according to the Post. The newspaper said, citing Texas records, that Hahn's MD Anderson salary for the fiscal 2019 year was $933,600, and his total compensation was $1.3 million. The FDA commissioner has an annual salary of about $160,000.”

From Wikipedia:

“In April 2020, Hahn instructed Federal Emergency Management Administrator Peter Gaynor "to distribute hydroxychloroquine to pharmacies nationwide, even though [an Emergency Use Authorization issued by the FDA] did not provide for outpatient use of the drug," according to a whistleblower complaint filed by HHS infectious disease expert Rick Bright.”

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Why do people in government fear the bully?

[struggle4progress]

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