By TATIANA PROPHET

A rule adopted March 20 by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy restricting the prescribing of anti-malaria and lupus drug hydroxychloroquine has been reversed, after a Dallas physician gained national attention for her difficulty in prescribing the drug for her Covid-19 patients.

“I have patients that recovered within 48 hours,” Dr. Lozano told fellow protesters May 9 at the “Set Texas Free” event in Dallas. She went on to describe how CVS pharmacy was refusing to fill her prescriptions.

The rule, which applied to chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, prohibited the dispensing of the medication without a written diagnosis “consistent with the evidence for its use.” Further, it limited prescriptions to a 14-day supply and required “no refills,” according to the taxpayer watchdog site Texas Scorecard.