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States Take Unusual Actions To Control On-Label Drug Supply Amidst COVID-19 Shortages

 
• By Sarah Karlin-Smith

Sixteen US states have issued executive orders or other mandatory directives to preserve hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for non-COVID-19 patients, while 26 states have issued similar voluntary guidance. The federal government is reserving some of the strategic national stockpile supply of the drugs for non-COVID-19, as private players in the supply chain also join in the efforts to balance on-label use with COVID-related demand. 

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COVID-19 has caused the first demand-related drug shortages in decade • Source: Shutterstock

States and the federal government are taking unusual steps to help ensure on-label access to hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine following a shortage that occurred after US President Donald Trump hyped the potential of the drugs for COVID-19, leading to a dramatic increase in demand even as trials in coronavirus patients are still ongoing.

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