All drugs have potential risks. The question is, how risky? And is it riskier than, say, Ibuprofen?
“And is it riskier than, say, Ibuprofen?”
We don’t know. All we do know is it has risk in use period. But the thought is, I think, that if you hand a drug over to an at risk patient, and not be able to ascertain what dosage is tolerable for the needs of the use, you’re rolling the dice. And the patients that seem to have the more need are the same ones that the drug has problems with. It could be like picking up the wrong bucket and pouring gas on a fire to put it out. Give them time to find out what is feasible before throwing it out there.
They have had some success with the testing. And they are looking into the use of a lot of different drugs that do different things like remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, favilavir, TJM2, AT-100, and a few more to get the best results with the least danger. Rome wasn’t built in a day and it even took God 6 days to create the earth. We aren’t that good.
rwood