Like many commonly used, potentially life-saving medications, hydroxychloroquine has contraindications--circumstances in which it is not safe to prescribe. Hyd

Like many commonly used, potentially life-saving medications, hydroxychloroquine has contraindications--circumstances in which it is not safe to prescribe. Hydroxychloroquine in particular can cause fatal cardiac arrhythmias in people with certain heart abnormalities that may be diagnosed with a stethoscope or EKG. (That's not its only contraindication, but it seems to be the one relevant to this lawsuit.) > The wrongful death lawsuit claims that Culver never performed a physical examination of Parker, then 52 years old, nor did she run any diagnostic tests to ensure that drug would be safe to prescribe. There are plenty of medications that are prescribed to millions of people but still aren't safe to prescribe to just anyone. Sometimes doctors must weigh risks against benefits and prescribe hazardous medications, but I hope you'd agree they shouldn't just... not make the simplest effort to check for known risk factors?