We've been fielding calls this morning from patients asking if they can get some Plaquenil "just in case" after some news talked about it possibly having positive effects. Don't call trying to get meds just in case? That is hoarding and takes drugs away from people who may actually need them.
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No doctor in their right mind is going to prescribe Plaquenil "just in case". This isn't amoxicillin.
Infection_Ag11 said:
No doctor in their right mind is going to prescribe Plaquenil "just in case". This isn't amoxicillin.
Yet collectively doctors in their right mind prescribe 90% of global opiates in this country.
As a physician, I don't think you will see doctors prescribing hydroxychloroquine just in case. This is not a benign drug. It has potentially serious life threatening reactions like agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, thrombocytopenia, seizures, angioedema, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, cardiomyopathy, hepatic failure, cardiomyopathy, QT prolongation, retinal damage and macular degeneration just to name a few. I am sure there are more if I look it up.
In addition it has many common adverse reactions like dizziness, headaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, blurry vision,and diarrhea. So doctors are not just going to give this drug out as the previous person stated this is not amoxicillin.
In addition it has many common adverse reactions like dizziness, headaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, blurry vision,and diarrhea. So doctors are not just going to give this drug out as the previous person stated this is not amoxicillin.
Definitely. We're not even going into the side effect side of the drug versus any possible positives. Not to mention its not shown anything in terms of preventing Covid 19. We're just telling people we aren't going to prescribe drugs for "just in case".
No Pressure said:Infection_Ag11 said:
No doctor in their right mind is going to prescribe Plaquenil "just in case". This isn't amoxicillin.
Yet collectively doctors in their right mind prescribe 90% of global opiates in this country.
There are a lot of bad doctors, but a lot of doctors wouldn't even know how to use Plaquenil and it has a very large side effect profile.
Bingo! How many will use drive through testing "just to be sure" their sniffles from all the oak isn't CV?wangus12 said:
We've been fielding calls this morning from patients asking if they can get some Plaquenil "just in case" after some news talked about it possibly having positive effects. Don't call trying to get meds just in case? That is hoarding and takes drugs away from people who may actually need them.
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