Now were working with the states in almost all instances, but we have — Hydroxychloroquine

"The FDA feels good about it. Theyve, as you know, theyve approved it. They gave it a rapid approved approval. And the reason because its been out there for a long time and they know the side effects and they also know the potential. So based on that, we have sent it throughout the country. We have it stockpiled about 29 million doses, 29 million doses. We have a lot of it. We hope it works. Driven by the goal of the brightest minds in science. We have the brightest minds in science, but we were driven by the goal of getting rid of this plague, getting rid of this scourge, getting rid of this virus. These brilliant minds are working on the most effective antiviral therapies and vaccines. We are working very, very hard. I have met many of the doctors that are doing it. These are doctors that are working so hard on vanquishing the virus."

"I want them to try it. It may work, and it may not work. But if it doesnt work, its nothing lost by doing it. Nothing. Because we know long-term what I want. I want to save lives, and I dont want it to be in a lab for the next year-and-a-half as people are dying all over the place. In France, they had a very good test. Theyre continuing. But we dont have time to go and say, gee, lets take a couple of years and test it out, and lets go and test with the test tubes and the laboratories. We dont have time. Id love to do that, but we have people dying today. As we speak, there are people dying. If it works, thatd be great. If it doesnt work, we know for many years malaria, its incredible what its done for malaria. Its incredible what its done for lupus, but it doesnt kill people."

"We are issuing this joint statement to highlight the important role that physicians, pharmacists and health systems play in being just stewards of health care resources during times of emergency and national disaster. We are aware that some physicians and others are prophylactically prescribing medications currently identified as potential treatments for COVID-19 (e.g., or hydroxychloroquine, ) for themselves, their families, or their colleagues; and that some pharmacies and hospitals have been purchasing excessive amounts of these medications in anticipation of potentially using them for COVID-19 prevention and treatment. We strongly oppose these actions. At the same time, we caution hospitals, health systems, and individual practitioners that no medication has been FDA-approved for use in COVID-19 patients, and there is no incontrovertible evidence to support of medications for COVID-19. Stockpiling these medications—or depleting supplies with excessive, anticipatory orders—can have grave consequences for patients with conditions such as or if the drugs are not available in the community. The health care community must collectively balance the needs of patients taking medications on a regular basis for an existing condition with new prescriptions that may be needed for patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Being just stewards of limited resources is essential."

"What do you have to lose? What do you have to lose? And a lot of people are saying that when … and are taking it, if youre a doctor, a nurse, a first responder, a medical person going into hospitals, they say taking it before the fact is good, but what do you have to lose? They say, take it, Im not looking at it one way or the other, but we want to get out of this. If it does work, it would be a shame if we didnt do it early. But we have some very good signs. So thats hydroxy chloroquine and as azithromycin, and again, you have to go through your medical people get the approval. But Ive seen things that I sort of like, so what do I know? Im not a doctor, Im not a doctor, but I have common sense."