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Possibly helps in certain cases, though data not encouraging. I do not mind if people experiment with it. I know the Doctors and Nurse Practitioner personally that guide me and doubt it would be a "go to" choice for me or their other patients and they know me. They could, if they thought it advisable convince me. I will trust them and the science as they are better informed (not through the tabloid discussions or lay political opinions on message boards) than I. I tend to go with them and authoritative peer reviewed sources. Hope it doesn't come up.Sparky, you are never one of the nut balls, so you forced me to look to find out if they agree, disagree or did they actually rescind instructions against Hydroxichloriquin for use in Covid-19 treatment.interesting the AMA and FDA do not agree W6Looks like it is still rejected.Link then. Because I don't believe that is accurate, The AMA considered it...and rejected itdo you know it's now approvedMonths ago for a week supposedlywasn't Trump on HQC.....?Tough guys trump and Giuliani get sick, go in the hospital and get experimental drugs and procedures that we can't get. Then they come out and tell us it isn't all that bad
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very quietly, Oct 30th
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An Update: Is hydroxychloroquine effective for COVID-19?
Medically reviewed by Leigh Ann Anderson, PharmD. Last updated on Dec 14, 2020.
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An Update: Is hydroxychloroquine effective for COVID-19?
Official answer: Multiple studies provide data that hydroxychloroquine (brand name: Plaquenil) does not provide a medical benefit for...www.drugs.com
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Turns out the Rush was quoting a south Florida news outlet, that was quoting some doctors. Nobody was quoting the AMA, itself. In prep for meeting and discussion it was argued in that body for and against. In the the end the change reversing the policy was never adopted. The AMA has not come out in favor of Hydroxichloriquin at this time. There does not appear to be a quote from the AMA itself, as they have made no change.
PolitiFact's rating: False![]()
Fact-check: Does the American Medical Association now support hydroxychloroquine?
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh falsely claimed that the American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and came out in support of hydroxychloroquine, the drug pushed by President Donald Trump for months as a potential treatment for COVID-19.www.statesman.com
Limbaugh read from an article in the Published Reporter, a website based in South Florida. The website wrote that the AMA "rescinded" a statement related to hydroxychloroquine.
Limbaugh accused the AMA of "knowingly lying about hydroxychloroquine." But as the Poynter Institute reported, the AMA never retracted its statement on the drug. The Published Reporter and other websites that spread similar claims have walked back their reports, and the AMA addressed the matter on Twitter.
VERIFY: The AMA did not change its stance on hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19
While a change in its position toward hydroxychloroquine was considered, the American Medical Association rejected the proposal.
THE QUESTION
Did the American Medical Association quietly rescind its opposition to prescribing hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients?
THE ANSWER
No, says the American Medical Association. The AMA reiterated in a tweet Wednesday that its “position remains unchanged.”
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Hope this helped.
Correct that the AMA did not change its mind on HCL.
But the AMA also was NEVER against the use of HCL under the discretion of a doctor.
Clearly it sometimes helps.