Does anyone else think trumps promotion of an unapproved drug dangerously

[duforsure]

Will result in lawsuits against him, criminally, civil, after he's forced out. I do . It hasn't been properly tested , and bad results from using it has been reported already. Of course trump will claim he never said what he has said, even on tape.

[samnsara]

1. i hope so

[TEB]

2. I agree

[Hortensis]

3. No. He'll be shielded. Hcq/Plaquenil or chloroquine is

a heavy-duty drug, but IF it worked, side effects from short-term use in whatever dose might be useful in treating, not curing, COVID. It's being studied, fast-tracked, in various nations, including this one. Don't see that Concordia Pharmaceuticals, which produces it in the U.S., has made a public statement.

"What do we have to lose?" Our health for the rest of our lives. Our eyesight. Our lives.

[Squinch]

4. If someone traces the ways he's making money from it, yeah.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213239457

[Ohiogal]

5. He is being unbelievably reckless and dangerous

in promoting its use when the dosage has not yet been determined

So yes I hope they nail his ass

[Maribelle]

6. He could be promoting one of his million dollar donor's product

He could care less about people's lives. And he will lie to kingdom come about it.

[exboyfil]

7. The lawsuit I would watch is for the guy who attended

a Trump property event around March 8th and later died from the virus. Assuming Trump loses in November, I hope the Biden administration makes Trump's entire briefing material available to the family (short of anything that would compromise sources or methods).

His actions as President are probably not subject to a lawsuit in this case. Now if he was to order supplying this drug to individuals without a doctor's prescription, then you would have a cause of action. Also if he benefited personally in some way by the federal government acquiring the drug. Companies have been found liable for their employees falsely talking up their product, but that might only apply if he had some equity interest in a producer of this drug.

[onenote]

8. No.

It’s being prescribed by doctors. If someone gets it without a prescription from a third party or it is prescribed for one use and used for another purpose the fault lies with the user. Finally I have not heard of the actual medication itself causing anyone harm. There is anecdotal evidence (including a friend of mine) of individuals being who have been prescribed the combination of drugs and have recovered. Is there evidence that the hydoxychloquine made the difference? No. Did it cause any harm? No. Would I ask my doctor about it if I tested positive. Absolutely.

To be clear. Trump shouldn’t be pimping the drug. But he won’t face any legal liability for doing so.

[tanyev]

9. What about people who need it for other conditions and are now having trouble getting it?

[onenote]

10. Doctors are allowed to prescribe it for Covid now. So what would be the basis for liability?

[tanyev]

11. I don't know, I'm asking.

But these are the people being harmed right now because of Trump's blathering.

Patients with autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, are having trouble finding their medication after President Donald Trump made remarks that the drugs were potentially useful in treating the coronavirus.

Hydroxychloroquine enables Dana McCool to function. The Deltona resident takes the drug twice a day to treat her lupus and scleroderma, diseases that, if left untreated, can have devastating effects on a person’s organs and joints.

McCool is usually able to make a quick trip to her pharmacy in Orange City to get the medication that makes life livable, but the past few weeks have been unnerving since President Donald Trump cited that specific medication as a potential treatment for COVID-19, suddenly making the drug, critical to those who suffer from autoimmune diseases, difficult to find.

“It was totally irresponsible for him to do that,” McCool said of the president’s comments. “It’s like they created a river without thinking of life rafts.”

The stress of not knowing if she’ll be able to get the medication she needs has triggered lupus flares for McCool, who has two adult children and four grandchildren. “What happens is that the body starts attacking healthy cells,” McCool said. “You can have heart issues, you can have kidney issues, you can have pulmonary issues.”

https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20200405/lupus-patients-struggle-to-get-meds-after-trump-touts-drug-in-coronavirus-fight

[onenote]

12. Trump isn't the one prescribing it.

And doctors are allowed to prescribe it.

[cynatnite]

13. I believe it was Sweden that stopped their trials because of bad reactions. n/t