What to Know About the Monkeypox Drug TPOXX—And Why It's So Hard to Get
TPOXX is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat smallpox, which belongs to the same family of orthopox viruses as monkeypox. It likely helps people with monkeypox as well.
The CDC has made TPOXX available under a compassionate use protocol. That requires any doctor interested in giving patients the medication to register and agree to the conditions of receiving the drug, and to ask their patients to sign informed consent forms acknowledging that they understand the drug has not been studied or approved for treating their condition.
The earlier after infection TPOXX is used, the better it can prevent the virus from infecting other cells and causing more serious disease.Hospitals in some hotspots have expedited access to TPOXX. In New York City, the department of health has obtained a supply of the drug from the Strategic National Stockpile and allowed select pharmacies—including the specialized pharmacy at Columbia University, which has a relatively high volume of monkeypox patients—to stock and dispense the drug. Dr.
Because the hospital stocks the medication, patients could receive it while they are visiting the doctor directly from the hospital’s pharmacy, or have it sent to their home within 24 hours. Even with this system, however, doctors must fill out the appropriate forms from the CDC logging each patient who takes the drug.
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