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NEW!4,475sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday morning that he is requesting the Ohio Board of Pharmacy halt implementing a new rule generally banning hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a coronavirus treatment. DeWine said in a statement he agreed with Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Steven Hahn that the decision about the prescription should be between a doctor and patient. “Therefore, I am asking the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to halt their new rule prohibiting the selling or dispensing of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19,” DeWine said. “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.”After early research, which is now questioned, showed promise for the medicine -- normally prescribed for malaria and lupus -- and the World Health Organization and U.K. researchers ended trials for the drug, after data showed it gave patients no benefits for COVID-19 in June. , the FDA cautioned against use of the drug outside a hospital setting or clinical trial, due to the risk of heart rhythm problems. But President Donald Trump has used it and recently has embraced the views of a fringe Houston pediatrician who says the medicine can help with coronavirus. On Thursday, NBC’s the “Today” show asked Hahn, who leads the FDA, whether people should take hydroxychloroquine for COVID.“The question you’re asking me is a decision between a doctor and a patient,” he said. Should people be taking hydroxychloroquine? -It's a decision between a doctor and a patient. -. — TODAY (@TODAYshow)the Ohio Department of Health said it was trying to get rid of 4 million hydroxychloroquine pills it had obtained for the pandemic. The pharmacy board’s rule, , doesn’t allow hydroxychloroquine to be sold in Ohio as a treatment for the COVID-19 coronavirus., pharmacies can’t sell or dispense hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 treatment -- unless approved by the board’s executive director. The rule also voids all previous approvals of the drug.The new rule doesn’t apply to prescriptions issued as part of a board-approved clinical trial to evaluate drugs to treat COVID-19. Prescriptions must include documentation that the patient is enrolled in a clinical trial.This story will be updated. More coverage: Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

NEW!4,475sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday morning that he is requesting the Ohio Board of Pharmacy halt implementing a new rule generally banning hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a coronavirus treatment. DeWine said in a statement he agreed with Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Steven Hahn that the decision about the prescription should be between a doctor and patient. “Therefore, I am asking the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to halt their new rule prohibiting the selling or dispensing of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment or prevention of...

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