hydroxychloroquine

I have been waiting patiently for my prescription of hydroxychloroquine to be filled for days now to no avail. I am stuck in the power struggle between the pharmacy and my doctor’s office. Have you ever been here before? I have. In between my parents as a kid. And it has a term: triangulation. It’s [...]

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. increased by the tens, hundreds, and then thousands last March, I and many others in the chronic disease community knew what to expect. I have lived with lupus for more than a decade and an autoimmune blood disorder for the last four years, so I’m used [...]

In recent news, President Trump announced he is taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in order to ward off COVID-19, as two White House staffers have contracted the virus over the past few weeks. His announcement caused an uproar among chronically ill patients everywhere, many of whom depend on hydroxychloroquine to manage their symptoms and are already facing [...]

On Wednesday, BuzzFeed News reported that a woman with lupus was unable to refill her hydroxychloroquine prescription because her health care provider was “conserving” the medication for patients diagnosed with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the new-to-humans viral strain in the coronavirus family known for causing symptoms like fever, dry cough and shortness of breath. “Thank you [...]

A Los Angeles woman with lupus was denied a refill of her hydroxychloroquine prescription because her health care provider was “preserving” the medication for people “critically ill with COVID-19.” She was then thanked for her “sacrifice” and “understanding.” Hydroxychloroquine (brand name Plaquenil) is an anti-malaria drug prescribed for people with autoimmune conditions like lupus and [...]