Drug Shortages Leave Those With Chronic Conditions Rationing Their Pills.

The article reports that many patients in U.S. have been scrambling to find hydroxychloroquine drug because of shortages during coronavirus pandemic. Topics include demand for hydroxychloroquine being soared after reports that the drug, also taken to treat malaria, could treat corona virus patients; and the New York Times reported the intense demand for the drugs, which appeared to be driven in part by doctors writing prescriptions for themselves and their families.