Posted on 03/28/2020 8:02:13 AM PDT by PresidentFelon
I'm sure this is not such a terribly unique idea, but it seems to me we don't really need a randomized double-blind clinical trial on the drug when we know about 2 million people are prescribed hydroxychloroquine.
How hard would it be for the government to ask rheumatologists to contact their patients prescribed hydroxychloroquine to find out how many of them have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus?
While the total number of people that have acquired this disease related to the population of the United States is probably somewhat insignificant, the absence of cases among hydroxychloroquine users in areas with higher infection rates such as urban centers, hotspots and among frontline healthcare professionals should give us a pretty damn good indication whether or not the drug could be considered a prophylactic.
The implications of that finding would be huge since we would now know how to effectively control the spread of the virus for the most part and buy time to develop, manufacturer and distribute a vaccine so we could all go back to work and, hopefully, save what's left of the economy.
Please pardon the vanity and...what say you?
This is worth doing. But I’m not a doctor, and there may be factors that I am unaware of. It should be considered.
I’ve heard this idea previously on this forum, and it sure seems like a good idea. I’ve got my stash of Plaquenil.
Great thought! You have a built-in cohort of patients that were medicating before the virus appeared.
That’s not a bad idea.
They may not be using the same dosage as used for coronavirus, nor the Z-Pak and zinc, but it should tell them something.
BTTT
Very good idea.
Not a bad idea at all.
Perhaps the vanity post of the year.
Now that’s a study worth doing!
What a good idea. A really good idea.
You would need to ask who is also taking a zinc supplement.
Based on what I little I know about how it works, is the hydroxychloroquine causes cells to take up more zinc, the zinc is what hinders/slows the virus replication process. Zpac is for secondary infection. That said, your idea certainly has merit, imo.
Also, I heard one doctor say that there are a lot more of the very sick coronavirus patients who have diabetes or pre-diabetes, a lot more than for ordinary flu.
The Chinese have an explosion of diabetes in their aging population that their government has been concerned would overwhelm their health system.
It turns out, hydroxycloroquine reduces risk of diabetes and also lowers glucose levels.
Hydroxychloroquine and Risk of Diabetes in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, use of hydroxychloroquine is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/207908
The effect of hydroxychloroquine on glucose control and ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov articles PMC5025914
by F Sheikhbahaie -
In conclusion, hydroxychloroquine can effectively lower glucose levels through increase insulin level. ...
Treatment with hydroxychloroquine can be employed as a therapeutic in patients with prediabetic states who are at risk of developing diabetes mellitus.
Even FOX or some other media with clout could do a report on anonymous sampling. It would certainly generate interest.
I’m interested, for sure.
If you look at the world distribution of virus cases, there are very few in Africa, where malaria drugs have been used for many years.
Valid thought - I would presume that there are some “behind the scenes” look-sees going on and some data will be available before too long.
There might be too few cases as a percentage of the US population for this to mean much on a national basis, but limit the study to NYC, or northern Italy, and this idea could be very useful.
Seems that NY Dr. Zev Zelenko, who claims 100% cure rate with a chloroquine, zinc sulfate, azithromycin combo, could fairly easily determine if any of his COVID19 patients had been on chloroquine prior to getting sick.
I think privacy rules would prevent such a ‘study’.
There really are 2 million taking hydroxychloroquine?
that’s great news.
Also lupus patients. I wonder how the dose for lupus and arthritis compare.
My wife actually takes HQ for lupus. People who are on this medicine will probably be more careful about exposing themselves to the elements than the general population.
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