A temporary regulation to manage an impending shortage due to extraordinary prescribing patterns of chloroquines observed during early phase of COVID-19 epidemic

A temporary regulation to manage an impending shortage due to extraordinary prescribing patterns of chloroquines observed during early phase of COVID-19 epidemic

Background: Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (C/HC) received considerable international media attention due to anticipated treatment effect in COVID-19. This led to increased prescriptions threatening to generate product shortages for patients prescribed within approved indications.We evaluated ef...

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Main Authors: Karl-Mikael Kälkner, Anders Sundström, Maria Juhasz Haverinen, Kenneth Nordback, Veronica Arthurson, Björn Zethelius, Rickard Ljung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Upsala Medical Society 2023-12-01
Series:Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
temporary regulation
impending shortage
prescribing patterns
chloroquine
hydroxychloroquine
covid-19 epidemic
Online Access:https://ujms.net/index.php/ujms/article/view/10033/16690

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