| | | Speaking of fake news. The hit job by the press and the Democrats on HCQ and zinc has probably cost many people their lives. I guess the press would rather win a political battle than help the people they pretend to care about. That is about as fake and evil as it gets. Thank God Trump has done all he could to pass the word. Evidently, the VA has now treated over 40,000 people with HCQ
The worldwide reports on the efficacy of HCQ are many .Even chloroquine has been effective when HCQ was not available.
BRAZIL SAYS CHLOROQUINE TO BE USED IN ALL COVID-19 PATIENTS
Medications can be used in cases with mild symptoms, according to the document, and patients need to sign a consent form before the drugs can be administered. They still must be prescribed by a doctor before a patient can take them.
Though Trump said he has been taking hydroxychloroquine with zinc as a prophylactic, there's little evidence that the drug works well - just like there's little evidence that treatments like remdesivir actually work well. More research is needed on all COVID-19 therapies.
"Here's more on the history of chloroquine via Epoch Times:
Hydroxychloroquine and the closely related chloroquine have been used for decades to treat malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
In March, the FDA authorized the off-label use of such anti-malarial drugs for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and said patients and their doctors should make such decisions. In April, the agency then warned against the widespread use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine outside of hospitals or clinical trials.
However, many doctors have indicated that a three-drug regimen of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin (also known as Z-Pak), and zinc has proven largely successful in treating high-risk patients.
Trump suggested his decision to take the drugs was informed partly by a doctor in upstate New York who sent Trump a letter on April 7 outlining the results for the patients he had treated with Z-Pak. At the time, Dr. Vladimir Zelenko had treated 383 patients, all of whom recovered without complications or side effects. The cost of the drugs per patient, he said, was about $20.
Zelenko urged a prophylactic regimen for high-risk individuals such as those in nursing homes, as well as for front-line health workers and police officers.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons said on April 28 that hydroxychloroquine has about a 90 percent chance of helping COVID-19 patients.
A clinical study in 2005 determined that chloroquine is a “potent inhibitor” of the related SARS coronavirus, both as a treatment and as a prophylactic. |
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