08/02/20
UPDATE @ 9:55 a.m. (July 30):
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is asking for the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and the State Medical Board to halt the new rule issued Thursday that bans the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment of COVID-19.
“I agree with the statement from Dr. Steven Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, that the decision about prescribing hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 should be between a doctor and a patient,” DeWine said in a statement issued Thursday morning.
“The Board of Pharmacy and the State Medical Board of Ohio should revisit the issue, listen to the best medical science, and open the process up for comment and testimony from experts.”
Therefore, I am asking the @
OhioRxBoard to halt their new rule prohibiting the selling or dispensing of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19.
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) July 30, 2020