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Utah refunded $800K after purchase of unproven COVID-19 treatment

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This article originally appeared on Fox 13. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — A local pharmacy chain has refunded the State of Utah $800,000 for thousands of pills intended for treating COVID-19. On March 31, the state purchased 20,000 courses of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine – commonly used in the treatment of malaria, but unproven in treating COVID-19 – from Meds in Motion. […]

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Oklahoma, Utah face scrutiny over malaria drug purchases

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This article originally appeared on PBS. Read it in its entirety here. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican state leaders in Oklahoma and Utah are facing scrutiny for spending millions of dollars combined to purchase malaria drugs promoted by President Trump to treat COVID-19 patients that many other states obtained for free and that doctors warned shouldn’t be used without more testing. While governments in at least

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Price gouging complaint filed against Utah pharmacy over state’s purchase of anti-malaria drug

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This article originally appeared in the Daily Herald. Read it in its entirety here. A Salt Lake City-based nonprofit filed a price gouging complaint with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection against a pharmacy that sold the state $800,000 worth of an anti-malaria drug that’s been touted as a COVID-19 treatment despite warnings from medical experts. Alliance for a Better Utah submitted the complaint against Draper-based Meds

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‘Price gouging’ complaint filed against $800K anti-malarial drug sale to state

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This article originally appeared on KSL News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The group Alliance for a Better Utah filed a “price gouging” complaint Tuesday against the Utah pharmacy Meds in Motion, which last month sold the state 20,000 doses of anti-malarial drugs for $800,000 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The people of Utah deserve to have this matter investigated,” Chase Thomas,

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Press Release: Better Utah submits price gouging complaint with Utah Department of Consumer Protection against Meds in Motion

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PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Today, Alliance for a Better Utah submitted a price gouging complaint with the Utah Department of Consumer Protection against Meds in Motion. The complaint, which can be found here, outlines the $800,000 sale of antimalarial drugs to the State of Utah by Meds

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Utah Legislature moves to shield businesses from coronavirus lawsuits

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This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. As the state makes moves to reopen its slumbering economy, the Utah Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would make property owners and business operators immune from lawsuits brought forward by people exposed to COVID-19. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Kirk Cullimore, R-Draper, said the measure will make it easier for businesses to

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More deaths, no benefit from drug touted by Trump to treat coronavirus, study finds

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This article originally appeared on CBS News. Read it in its entirety here. A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported. The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it’s the largest look

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Utah to buy stockpile of anti-malarial drugs, critics blast deal

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This article originally appeared in KSL. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — State health officials are in the process of buying a mass of anti-malarial drugs to treat up to 200,000 of Utah’s COVID-19 patients, despite objections from medical experts. The plan is to distribute the drugs to local pharmacies across the state so the treatment will be available “free of charge to patients,

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Press Release: Another power grab by the Utah Legislature

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PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – In response to the Utah House passing S.B. 3004, Covid-19 Health and Economic Response Act, Lauren Simpson, policy director for Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “S.B. 3004 is an example of a solution in search of a problem, and

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Utah Legislature eyes May 1 for reopening economy as the coronavirus wears on

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This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. State lawmakers convened a historic, all-virtual special session on the COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, with an eye toward the date Utah can start emerging from quarantine — and they’re pitching May 1 as a target. House Speaker Brad Wilson said legislators will create guidelines to start reawakening the state’s slumbering economy “carefully, methodically,

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Utah refunded $800K after purchase of unproven COVID-19 treatment

Oklahoma, Utah face scrutiny over malaria drug purchases

Price gouging complaint filed against Utah pharmacy over state’s purchase of anti-malaria drug

‘Price gouging’ complaint filed against $800K anti-malarial drug sale to state

Press Release: Better Utah submits price gouging complaint with Utah Department of Consumer Protection against Meds in Motion

Utah Legislature moves to shield businesses from coronavirus lawsuits

More deaths, no benefit from drug touted by Trump to treat coronavirus, study finds

Utah to buy stockpile of anti-malarial drugs, critics blast deal

Press Release: Another power grab by the Utah Legislature

Utah Legislature eyes May 1 for reopening economy as the coronavirus wears on

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