Source: Mich. Medical Society president prescribed lawmaker hydroxychloroquine
In a Wednesday interview, Arsiwala said first-term Rep. Karen Whitsett, a Detroit Democrat he didn’t know previously, came to a Michigan Urgent Care location in Wyandotte. She had symptoms of COVID-19 and an underlying condition, and he decided her treatment should include an antibiotic and hydroxychloroquine, he said.
“It’s a novel virus. It’s acting in a very strange way. And it’s causing a lot of damage honestly,” Arsiwala said of COVID-19.
Out of 58 patients who have tested positive for the virus, Arsiwala said he’s chosen to give the medication to 12, including Whitsett, who had a severe headache and breathing problems.
“It was a choice between going to the hospital and never coming out and getting my hands on that medication,” Whitsett said in an interview this week, adding that “It literally saved my life.”