APOPKA, Fla. – Heather Cantrell takes Hydroxychloroquine to treat her rheumatoid arthritis and until recently, she never imagined her supply would run out.
Less than a week before she was out, she found a pharmacy able to fill her prescription. Cantrell’s concerns started after she heard her medication mentioned on TV during a White House briefing as a treatment for the coronavirus.
Very quickly the cosmetologist had a feeling she would have trouble getting her prescription refilled. “So, I immediately submitted for my refill, I used my app and it immediately came back as out of stock,” Cantrell said.
The life-preserving drug Cantrell had taken on and off for 14 years was now depleted. “I depend on this medication to help me walk and to