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[–] RickC-137 0 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago 

The right to try gives people access to try drugs in the trial phase if they are facing a life threatening condition. The idea is to let people try drugs that have not been approved yet. HCQ has already been approved so it is not in the clinical trial phase, and this is not applicable.

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[–] crazy_eyes 1 point 9 points (+10|-1) ago 

HCQ has not been approved for use on covid, so that explanation holds no water

in fact 22 states have made it illegal for doctors to prescribe for covid simply because it has not been approved for covid

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[–] RoundWheel 0 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago 

Just fyi, off label prescription is perfectly legal and is a significant portion of all prescriptions. Most treatments exist because of off label prescription as its origin.

A dr. notices patient responds to precription written for something else. He mentions this to group of doctors.

Group of doctors then write same prescription but to treat what first doctor noticed. These doctors inform group of doctors of results. If successful this gets written up in journals and shared with many doctors. Many other doctors then report their part of the feedback loop. This becomes prescribed treatment and therefore label treatment.

Banning off label prescription is a direct attack of science, doctors, and patients. There is no other interpretation.

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[–] b2r35Oo0 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If there is a alternate treatment then they can't make billions on a vaccine. Last sentence under FDA EUA criteria and submissions, https://www.emergobyul.com/blog/2020/03/covid-19-response-what-manufacturers-should-know-about-us-fda-emergency-use