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Lawmakers press regulators after reports some pharmacies refused hydroxychloroquine prescriptions; boards say no statewide ban
Summary
Legislators raised multiple reports that some chain pharmacies have refused to fill hydroxychloroquine prescriptions for COVID‑19 even when written by a physician. Pharmacists’ association and medical board officials said there’s no Arkansas ban and urged pharmacists and prescribers to communicate; ADH reiterated that major national clinical bodies recommend against hydroxychloroquine for prevention or treatment of COVID‑19 outside trials.
The committee closed its agenda with a prolonged discussion of reports that retail pharmacies, particularly corporate chains, had refused to fill hydroxychloroquine prescriptions written by physicians for COVID‑19 treatment.
John Vinson, CEO of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, told lawmakers his organization has been actively communicating with pharmacists across the state and that there is no statewide ban on hydroxychloroquine. He said independent pharmacies…
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