The best thing about hydroxychloroquine...

[George K]

...is that "journalists" have finally learned how to pronounce it.

Up next: azithromycin.

[jon-nyc]

I took azithromycin daily for 3 years. Glad this shit didn’t happen then.

Fortunately none of my drugs have shown up on any shortage lists.

[Aqua Letifer]

I have one inhaler worth about 93 doses from my folks, two from my doctor with vacation override (200 each), and my co-worker's filling her prescription for me, so that'll be another 200. And I have a prescription of pills that keep me from needing the albuterol nearly as much. I think on this front at least I'm going to be okay for awhile.

[brenda]

@Aqua-Letifer
How long does 200 doses last for you?

[Aqua Letifer]

@brenda Really varies. But usually about 2-3 months.

[brenda]

@Aqua-Letifer
That 's pretty good. Glad you have stash to get you through several months now.

[LuFins Dad]

@Aqua-Letifer as it turns out, my doc did put in a script for Advair. If SHTF as far as refills go, it’s yours.

[Aqua Letifer]

@LuFins-Dad Mighty kind of ya, man. We'll see how everything goes I guess. If I can keep the pills prescription, I'll really be able to stretch it.

[jon-nyc]

Advair isn’t really a rescue inhaler. It’s a long acting steroid.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc well fvck

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in The best thing about hydroxychloroquine...:

Advair isn’t really a rescue inhaler. It’s a long acting steroid.
Yup.

The advantage is that you shouldn't have systemic side effects of chronic steroid use.

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K Also, it massively prevents you from needing your rescue. Which is currently what the pills help me with.

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in The best thing about hydroxychloroquine...:

@George-K Also, it massively prevents you from needing your rescue. Which is currently what the pills help me with.

Yes. It's really a "stabilizing" treatment for a chronic condition.

[jon-nyc]

I was on it for 8 years.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in The best thing about hydroxychloroquine...:

I was on it for 8 years.

Some cube rat at the FDA, after reading this, raised his head and told the guy in the next cubicle, "Hey, Bill! Add "asshole" to that list of unexpected side-effects for hydroxychloroquine".

[jon-nyc]

Ha!

No I was on Advair. And have documentary evidence of being an asshole before then - even on TNCR.