Posted on 03/30/2020 1:42:42 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of two anti-malaria drugs to treat patients infected by the new coronavirus.
On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a statement that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could be prescribed to teens and adults with COVID-19 "as appropriate, when a clinical trial is not available or feasible," after the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization. (EUA) That marked the first EUA for a drug related to COVID-19 in the U.S., according to the statement.
Currently, there are no specific drugs for COVID-19 which, as shown in the Statista graph below (accurate as of March 26), has sickened over half a million people. According to Johns Hopkins University, over 720,000 cases have been confirmed, more than 34,000 people have died, and over 152,000 have recovered since the pandemic started in China late last year.
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Freegards jetson!
I tried with others to tell on FR that these drugs were in use. People have been and are getting it and it is helping though not a panacea. Even the most skeptical doctors are using it and seeing some disease progress arrested even for some on the vent. What more would we possibly ask for??
> is it that Gilead is a Jewish name?
I had not been aware of that. In any case, a name is just a name.
> ....or do you have a personal reason to belittle a company leading the way in innovation and working with our president to find a vaccine?
Or, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and drink too much coffee?
Sheesh.
Infinitely, no..but then nothing is. However, it is probably THE ultimate current analytical test for those two parameters. It is the "exception that proofs the rule".
Like I say, I’ve been retired for years. But unless you can get the curves for positive and negative to have NO overlap, the old alpha, beta thing still applies it would seem.
While they’re at it, can the FDA outlaw her as a threat to public health?
I’m assuming this is happening solely because a deal was made in that aid bill. Give illegals money, planned murderhood money and we will approve the drugs. Not saying it shouldn’t have been done considering the enemies of the people we have in Congress, but if it was, I want to know about it.
Are you certain?
Pretty much.
The article says approved for use on Covid-19. It’s even in the headline.
Yes, but see I was replying to someone who said it was approved on the 19th.
That was me.
... and Doc Sisolak.
> Also, Gilead deeply saddened.
Revisiting this...
I have no personal knowledge that anyone at Gilead did anything wrong. I have just been a bit stressed (which is no excuse).
Sorry to anyone and everyone who may have been offended.
We need 300 million testing kits and 200 million doses of this malaria drug. With half the population they built 500 aircraft carriers in WWII
Interesting, just spoke our family medical group.
They refuse to use it because it has not been recommended by the CDC or the local medical providers.
So it may work, but you aint getting it.
Primary care.....
Someone needs to have the ‘Governor” of Nevada get on board. He banned the use of it last Tuesday night.
With ALL of his ‘medical training’, of course.
I don't believe that is a proper name. Never seen it spelled 'clorine'. It's usually Chlorine. The chemicals in the article are HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND CHLOROQUINE.
I believe that fish tank cleaner contains chloroquine PHOSPHATE.
I’m hoping that all who criticized Trump over this drug refuse to take it for the rest of their lives.
Dr. Vladimir Zelenko has now treated 699 coronavirus patients with 100% success using Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Zinc and Z-Pak [UPDATES] | Tech News | Startups News
https://techstartups.com/2020/03/28/dr-vladimir-zelenko-now-treated-699-coronavirus-patients-100-success-using-hydroxychloroquine-sulfate-zinc-z-pak-update/
Pretty cool.
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