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Published: 8:00am, 30 Jan, 2023
Patients behaving strangely: Hong Kong doctors report people chasing Covid antivirals, collecting for many ‘family members’
Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19 antiviral drugs, the Post has learned, with one person going to six doctors in a single day asking for the same medicine.
The Hong Kong Medical Association confirmed it received “a handful” of reports from private doctors earlier this month about people asking for the two registered antivirals available in the city, Pfizer’s Paxlovid and MSD’s molnupiravir.
“It’s really strange. There is clearly a problem when someone goes to six different doctors on the same day for the same medication, Paxlovid,” said the association’s vice-president Dr Victor Yeung Hip-wo.
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Patients behaving strangely: Hong Kong doctors report people chasing Covid antivirals, collecting for many ‘family members’
- Medical Association says it is suspicious how some patients go from doctor to doctor asking for drugs
- Doctors noticed ‘strange’ requests after quarantine-free travel with mainland China resumed this month
Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19 antiviral drugs, the Post has learned, with one person going to six doctors in a single day asking for the same medicine.
The Hong Kong Medical Association confirmed it received “a handful” of reports from private doctors earlier this month about people asking for the two registered antivirals available in the city, Pfizer’s Paxlovid and MSD’s molnupiravir.
“It’s really strange. There is clearly a problem when someone goes to six different doctors on the same day for the same medication, Paxlovid,” said the association’s vice-president Dr Victor Yeung Hip-wo.
more.....
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...g-many?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage