"RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association rescind its statement calling for physicians
5 to stop prescribing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine until sufficient evidence becomes
6 available to conclusively illustrate that the harm associated with use outweighs benefit early in
7 the disease course. Implying that such treatment is inappropriate contradicts AMA Policy
8 H-120.988, “Patient Access to Treatments Prescribed by Their Physicians,” that addresses off
9 label prescriptions as appropriate in the judgement of the prescribing physician (Directive to
10 Take Action); and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That our AMA rescind its joint statement with the American Pharmacists
13 Association and American Society of Health System Pharmacists, and update it with a joint
14 statement notifying patients that further studies are ongoing to clarify any potential benefit of
15 hydroxychloroquine and combination therapies for the treatment of COVID-19 (Directive to Take
16 Action); and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That our AMA reassure the patients whose physicians are prescribing
19 hydroxychloroquine and combination therapies for their early-stage COVID-19 diagnosis by
20 issuing an updated statement clarifying our support for a physician’s ability to prescribe an FDA-
21 approved medication for off label use, if it is in her/his best clinical judgement, with specific
22 reference to the use of hydroxychloroquine and combination therapies for the treatment of the
23 earliest stage of COVID-19 (Directive to Take Action); and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That our AMA take the actions necessary to require local pharmacies to fill valid
26 prescriptions that are issued by physicians and consistent with AMA principles articulated in
27 AMA Policy H-120.988, “Patient Access to Treatments Prescribed by Their Physicians,”
28 including working with the American Pharmacists Association and American Society of Health
29 System Pharmacists. (Directive to Take Action)"
@&@& AMA! Although the AMA doesn't really have any power to prevent the use of medications, they can influence policy / decision making. How many patients have they killed due to this misinformation?!
The AMA is a bunch of bureaucrats. They basically make money out of licensing for CPT codes used for billing and they have a monopoly of it. They also sell information on physicians to drug companies.
Most fellow doctors who value money try not to be a member of the AMA. Don't really get anything out of that membership.
Long post alert! Had to do some digging - Resolution 509 from November 23, 2020:
https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-10/nov20-handbook-addendum.pdf (long document)
"RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association rescind its statement calling for physicians 5 to stop prescribing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine until sufficient evidence becomes 6 available to conclusively illustrate that the harm associated with use outweighs benefit early in 7 the disease course. Implying that such treatment is inappropriate contradicts AMA Policy 8 H-120.988, “Patient Access to Treatments Prescribed by Their Physicians,” that addresses off 9 label prescriptions as appropriate in the judgement of the prescribing physician (Directive to 10 Take Action); and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That our AMA rescind its joint statement with the American Pharmacists 13 Association and American Society of Health System Pharmacists, and update it with a joint 14 statement notifying patients that further studies are ongoing to clarify any potential benefit of 15 hydroxychloroquine and combination therapies for the treatment of COVID-19 (Directive to Take 16 Action); and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That our AMA reassure the patients whose physicians are prescribing 19 hydroxychloroquine and combination therapies for their early-stage COVID-19 diagnosis by 20 issuing an updated statement clarifying our support for a physician’s ability to prescribe an FDA- 21 approved medication for off label use, if it is in her/his best clinical judgement, with specific 22 reference to the use of hydroxychloroquine and combination therapies for the treatment of the 23 earliest stage of COVID-19 (Directive to Take Action); and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That our AMA take the actions necessary to require local pharmacies to fill valid 26 prescriptions that are issued by physicians and consistent with AMA principles articulated in 27 AMA Policy H-120.988, “Patient Access to Treatments Prescribed by Their Physicians,” 28 including working with the American Pharmacists Association and American Society of Health 29 System Pharmacists. (Directive to Take Action)"
@&@& AMA! Although the AMA doesn't really have any power to prevent the use of medications, they can influence policy / decision making. How many patients have they killed due to this misinformation?!
The AMA is a bunch of bureaucrats. They basically make money out of licensing for CPT codes used for billing and they have a monopoly of it. They also sell information on physicians to drug companies.
Most fellow doctors who value money try not to be a member of the AMA. Don't really get anything out of that membership.
And like magic no one calls out Fauci for Remdesivir not doing shit
Where is it stated it is an effective treatment that a leftist would accept?
They are to be blamed for the needless death
This is part of the narrative to say Biden “defeated COVID” during his first 100 days.
The amount of corruption is unbelievable