[CutePuppy]

If it works, Use it.

So far, it has not been proven effective against coronavirus or COVID-19.

From Malaria Drug Chloroquine No Better Than Regular Coronavirus Care, Study Finds - BL, 2020 March 25, by Michelle Fay Cortez:

..... Hydroxychloroquine, a medicine for malaria... touted as a treatment for coronavirus, was no more effective than conventional care, a small study found.

The report published by the Journal of Zhejiang University in China showed that patients who got the medicine didn't fight off the new coronavirus more often than those who did not get the medicine.

The study involved just 30 patients. Of the 15 patients given the malaria drug, 13 tested negative for the coronavirus after a week of treatment. Of the 15 patients who didn't get hydroxychloroquine, 14 tested negative for the virus. ..... < snip >

..... In the Chinese study, which was conducted by researchers from the department of infection and immunity at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, the 15 patients who didn't get hydroxychloroquine were treated with conventional care. ..... < snip >

..... One patient treated with hydroxychloroquine progressed to severe disease during the study. Four patients given the medicine developed diarrhea and signs of potential liver damage, compared with three getting conventional treatment. .....

Gilead just received an approval of their promising experimental antiviral remdisivir as an "orphan drug" ("rare disease" drug originally developed for Ebola) but said it will waive its exclusivity to allow competition in marketing and manufacturing.

[rfp1234]

Small sample size. Did patients have preexisting conditions?

[a little elbow grease]

one study ................. keep reading

[FreedomForce]

Looks to me like that study showed that inexpensive hydroxychloroquine on its own is as effective as a combination of two expensive antiviral drugs that are conventional treatment for COVID-19. Of course, the media won’t report it that way.

[FreedomForce]

I read the study. My previous post about it was incorrect. Hydroxychloroquine was added to the conventional treatment not given instead of the conventional treatment. Didn’t seem to help when combined with that conventional treatment.

[Wonder Warthog]

And you believe the damned CHINESE?? Sorry....no!

There are equally large studies that show positive results with actual MEASUREMENT of a decrease in viral load among those receiving “H”, “H+Z” and no change with placebo. (H=hydroxychloroquine, Z=azithromycin). “H+Z” showed far larger and faster drop...to zero...in six days.

I’ll take that!

[MHGinTN]

Disinformation aimed at propping up a 1000 dollar per course of medicine as contrasting a 20 dollar course of medicine. Typical

[MHGinTN]

You spittle forth, “So far, it has not been proven effective against coronavirus or COVID-19.” Tell that to the thousands who have been clear of this virus using hydroxychloroquine and Zpak.