Hydroxychloroquine bought by state remains in storage By: Paul Monies Oklahoma Watch April 16, 2021
Oklahoma’s $2.6 million shipment of hydroxychloroquine, once touted as a promising treatment for COVID-19, was shipped to Beggs Pharmacy in Pryor last year. The pharmacy stored the drug for several months before it was sent to a warehouse in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Rip Stell/For Oklahoma Watch)
It’s been a long, strange trip for Oklahoma’s $2.6 million shipment of hydroxychloroquine, bought a year ago as a once-promising treatment for COVID-19.
The 1.2 million doses of the drug normally used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis and prevent malaria were shipped from a California distributor to a small pharmacy in Pryor, with the state paying for the hydroxychloroquine from money borrowed from fees generated by medical marijuana licenses.
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