In times of crisis targeted legislation is much more productive. Certain drugs can be prescribed regardless of FDA approval for coronavirus.
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March 24, 2020
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Targeted Legislation Limits Government Expansion ([link removed] )
Lobbyists and activists are trying to slip unrelated measures into the coronavirus emergency bill. Congress should resist those pressures and keep the bill narrow and focused.
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The FDA may eventually approve chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and other drugs currently used off‐label for the treatment of coronavirus and other viral infection. But clinicians are not prohibited from using them right now.
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