Doctors don’t need permission to prescribe HCQ. But I have heard the pharmacist has to have a reason (as per the FDA). The doctor can make up literally any reason he/she likes. It doesn’t have to be a valid reason, either.
RE: The doctor can make up literally any reason he/she likes.
So, he can prescribe HCQ to me if I tell him that I see myself going to a third world country ( and then cancel the trip )?