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Hydroxychloroquine (webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-…) is an old anti-malaria drug, not much use for most sorts of malaria, but a blessing for sufferers of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and such. It was quite cheap until Trump latched onto it as one of his wonder shields (along with bleach) against covid, perhaps through the influence of Dr Oz (cnbc.com/2022/09/07/dr-…
Hydroxychloroquine (https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-5482/hydroxychloroquine-oral/details) is an old anti-malaria drug, not much use for most sorts of malaria, but a blessing for sufferers of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and such. It was quite cheap until Trump latched onto it as one of his wonder shields (along with bleach) against covid, perhaps through the influence of Dr Oz (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/07/dr-oz-has-ties-to-hydroxychloroquine-companies-as-he-backs-covid-treatment.html). The shortages receded after a while, but the price is still much higher than before. I haven't seen whether the two men still own shares in one of the companies making generic versions.