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There Is Growing Concerns About Drug Shortages Caused By Frenzy Over COVID-19

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There Is Growing Concerns About Drug Shortages Caused By Frenzy Over COVID-19Stephanie Stahl reports.

U.S. TO ADDRESS THEUNEMPLOYMENT ISSUE WITH AFOCUS JOB SITE LIKE THIS.GROWING CONCERNS TONIGHTABOUT DRUG SHORTAGES CAUSED BYTHE FRENZY OVER COVID-19.PEOPLE HORDING DRUGS, USED FORMALARIA AND OTHER CONDITIONSHAVE LEFT SOME PATIENTS UNABLETO GET THEIR PRESCRIBEDMEDICATIONS.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL SPOKE WITH A SOUTHJERSEY MOTHER WHO SAYS THATSHE'S WORRIED, STEPHANIE.REPORTER: THAT IS RIGHT,JESSICA WOMAN I TALK TO HASLUPUS AND BEING TOLD BYPHARMACY AND HER DOCTOR THATTHE DRUG SHE RELIES OBJECT ISOUT OF STOCK NO WHERE TO BEFOUND.FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE OFPAIN SHE'S MAD AND SCARED.IT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEBEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF BEDAND BEING ABLE TO LIVE MYLIFE.REPORTER: BRENDAN DOHERTYIS TALKING ABOUT THE DRUG SHETEA PEND ON TO TREAT SYMPTOMSOF LOOP AS A DISEASE THAT ACAUSES IMMUNE SYSTEM TO ATTACKITS OWN TISSUES.IT HELPS WITH THE SYMPTOMS WEHAVE.FOR ME IT IS FATIGUE, JOINTPAIN, FEVERS, IT ALSO PROTECTSYOUR ORGANS, MAJOR ORGANS.REPORTER: IT IS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SOLD UNDER A BRANDNAME, ANTI VIRAL USED TO TREATMAN LAYER Y IT SUPPRESSESPROTEINS LINKED TO SEVERALVIRAL DISEASES AND NOW BEINGSTUDIED FOR THE TREATMENT OFCOVID-19.THERE IS A SOME DATA TOSUGGEST IF YOU ARE TAKINGHYDROXY CHLOROQUINE ANDEXPOSED TO THE VIRUS THAT THEINFECTION WON'T TAKE HOLD.REPORTER: SCIENTISTS DON'TKNOW FIT WILL WORK AGAINSTCOVID-19 OR IF IT IS SAFE BUTTHE PRESIDENT HAS CALLED ITAND SEVERAL OTHER DRUGSPOTENTIAL GAME CHANGERS IN THEFIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS, ANDHE WARNED AGAINST HORDING, BUTTHAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.EXPERTS SAY THAT THERE HASBEEN A RUN ON THE MEDICATIONSAND NOW PATIENTS LIKE BRENDAWHO LIVES IN MOUNT LAURELCANNOT GET THE DRUG.I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT NOONE WOULD BE LEFT BEHINDBECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS ANDI FEEL LIKE WE, AS LUPUSSUFFERERS ARE BEING LEFTBEHIND BECAUSE WE NO LONGERHAVE THE MEDICATION THAT IS WENEED BECAUSE IT IS BEING TAKENBY OTHER PEOPLE FOR THINGSTHAT MAY NOT WORK FOR.REPORTER: LUPUS FOUNDATIONSENT A LETTER TO THEVICE-PRESIDENT PLEADING FORHELP TO QUOTE, VOIDDISABILITY, ILLNESS AND EVENEARLY DEATH.I'M WAR BID WINDING UP INBED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LIVEMY LIFE.I'M WORRIED FOR OTHER LUPUSSUFFERERS AS SAME THING THATWILL HAPPEN TO THEM.REPORTER: TODAY DOCTORRACHEL LEVINE SAID THEY AREAWARE WITH THE PROBLEM ANDWORKING WITH PHARMACIST ANDFEDERAL OFFICIAL TOSS MAKESURE PATIENTS LIKE BRENDA HAVEACCESS TO THE MEDICINE THATTHEY NEED.I'M IN THE SURE HOW THAT WILLHAPPEN YET.SHE SAID DOCTORS SHOULD NOT BEPRESCRIBING THESE DRUGS, UNTIL




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