By by Paul Monies | Oklahoma Watch
Apr 18, 2021
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Oklahoma's $2.6 million shipment of hydroxychloroquine, once touted as a promising treatment for COVID-19, was shipped to Beggs Pharmacy in Pryor last year. The pharmacy stored the drug for several months before it was sent to a warehouse in Oklahoma City.Â
Rip Stell / For Oklahoma Watch
The owner of Beggs Pharmacy in Pryor operates a distributing company that was going to dispense Oklahomaâs supply of hydroxychloroquine for $1.05 per prescription, according to a member of Gov. Kevin Stittâs coronavirus task force. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.Â