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Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:23 pm to Robot Santa
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:23 pm to Robot Santa
Santa, none of those 4 studies used the protocol I recommended which was the original recommendation when HCQ was being touted for COVID19. And it's interesting to note, that while all 4 studies judged the difference between the 2 groups to be clinically insignificant, in all 4 studies, even where the HCQ was being misdosed (IMHO), there were better outcomes.
I'm just telling you, dude, I've seen it work. And in a better ratio than these studies say. I don't understand the vitriol against this drug, other than it's old, it's off patent so it's generic and cheap, but it does something. The side effects have been known for years, that's nothing new. Patients must be monitored, especially at the higher doses used in COVID, but it's not particularly dangerous if used judiciously.
I'm just telling you, dude, I've seen it work. And in a better ratio than these studies say. I don't understand the vitriol against this drug, other than it's old, it's off patent so it's generic and cheap, but it does something. The side effects have been known for years, that's nothing new. Patients must be monitored, especially at the higher doses used in COVID, but it's not particularly dangerous if used judiciously.
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Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:40 pm to phil4bama
Folks have been using it for years and years. The two drawbacks are that it’s cheap and Trump advocated for it. It’s sad that politics even get in the way of medical treatment. It’s fricking ridiculous
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:02 am to phil4bama
Well now you're moving the goalposts. First it was "they didn't administer it at the right time" and then when you're presented with ample evidence that they did, it's suddenly "well the dosage schedule was wrong". Come on man. Practically every study that has shown it to be effective has been highly flawed. The randomized, controlled studies have shown it to not be effective. There is no grand conspiracy among literally hundreds of thousands of medical professionals and scientists across the globe to deny this miracle treatment to millions. This isn't something being pushed by pharmaceutical companies who are trying to avoid a cheap drug beyond its patent life from solving the pandemic either. Studies have been done in countries where healthcare isn't a for-profit industry that show HCQ isn't a legitimate treatment option. The UK just did a large scale study that showed HCQ to be ineffective as a treatment for COVID, and there is one from Spain that is about to be published that -according to the doctor who led it-shows early intervention with HCQ to be ineffective.
This post was edited on 7/30/20 at 8:03 am
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