As part of fact, Aug. 31 -- finding exercise to know about the drugs Kashmir consumed 'most' since March when the pandemic lockdown was enforced, Kashmir Observer talked to 15 pharmacies located in Srinagar, Ganderbal, Baramulla, and Budgam.

WHEN US President Donald Trump proclaimed that Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) might be the cure for COVID-19, Faizan Ahmad swiftly stockpiled what was touted as the "wonder drug".

In a time of despair, the announcement by Trump regarding HCQ gave the lockdown-laden populace including Ahmad some hope.

Soon the sale of HCQ skyrocketed, even when there was a little evidence about the effectiveness of the drug. In many health centres of the valley, angry attendants roughed up medicos for not making the medic...