An appeal by medical figures launched by the former Minister of Health Philippe Douste-Blazy and signed by figures such as Patrick Pelloux or the former Minister of Health Michèle Barzach, called for urgent flexibility in the possibilities of prescription hydroxychloroquine, this treatment, the use of which against the coronavirus is still under debate within the scientific community.
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"Make available immediately in all hospital pharmacies of hydroxychloroquine"
This call was relayed by a petition called "#NePerdonsPlusDeTemps", which has already garnered more than 65,000 supporters on the Change.org platform. The petition asks the "Prime Minister and his Minister of Health (...) to make available immediately in all hospital pharmacies hydroxychloroquine or, failing that, chloroquine".
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According to the text, it is to allow each hospital doctor "to prescribe it to all patients suffering from symptomatic form of the Covid-19 condition, particularly those suffering from pulmonary disorders if their condition requires it", all stressing the need to "avoid self-medication at all costs". "We call on the state to make reservations or orders for hydroxychloroquine so that, if the efficacy is confirmed in the coming days, we will not be in want of treatment," added the petition.