I respect the points you brought up.
I hope you don't think I'm being argumentative when I bring up my thoughts in regards to Hydroxychloroquine.
(1) I've seen what dosage some doctors are saying was CV-19 successful, and it's not anymore mg than I've taken before. I've taken 400 mg for years in the 90's , instead of just ten days like a CV-patient might. (2) True, if the patient is taking other medication or has some underlying condition that the doctor feels would create heart issues then it would definitely be up to the doctor to not authorize that drug for that patient.
This virus moves in so fast and kills so fast. Yes, side-effects to the heart are of consideration, but also, so is, stopping this virus from killing the patient. Ventilators kill some patients too. So, all this criticism about one drug, that's been around awhile with much success in other conditions, mystifies me.
BTW, when there's talk of the USPS stopping service, I can't believe I got this bulky envelope in the mail from my health care provider containing an annual colon stool test at a time like this! They just shorted me on my Rx refill counting it as a full refill, and didn't care at all, but they're worried about my colon at a time like this. They keep sending me emails that they are there for me, but all I needed was my refill, so I wish they'd get it together.