Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has just announced that the Ohio pharmacy board that had earlier banned the hydroxychloroquine for the prophylactic and treatment of COVID-19 has now reversed its decision:
.@OhioRxBoard has reversed their decision on hydroxychloroquine, and I believe that was the right thing to do. I believe their process in arriving at the decision to ban hydroxychloroquine for treating #COVID19 patients was fundamentally flawed.
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) July 30, 2020
I believe they should have had a full hearing on this that sought out additional medical advice. I’m asking @OhioRxBoard and the @Ohiomedboard to thoroughly look at this issue as the science and understanding of #COVID19 and how to treat it continues to evolve.
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) July 30, 2020
As Governor, I do not and should not have a position on the use of this drug for treating #COVID19 patients. We should leave this up to doctors and scientists. I expect the medical board and the pharmacy board to examine this issue based on the best science.
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) July 30, 2020
DeWine is right, it’s a decision between a doctor and a patient and pharmacy boards should not be fear mongering over the use of a safe drug that has been FDA approved for decades.
Good on DeWine for challenging this decision and stopping this madness.