hmmm Hydroxychloroquine is 100% effective according to this article and Tolicizumab is 95% accordign to article, and Tolicizumab is more effective?
We have dozens and dozens of millions of doses of Hydroxychloroquine , and it’s savign lives- and is nearly 100% effective- Why do we have to wait for a clinical trial of Tolicizumab that could take months? IF Tolicizumab isn’t available because it hasn’t been approved yet, while the Hydroxy drug is available, and being used, how is Tolicizumab more effective? The drug being used is far more effective than a drug that isn’t available- except for clinical trials-
Will they forego the clinical trials? People are dying- They need drugs NOW-
Will they forego the clinical trials? People are dying- They need drugs NOW-
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Can’t doctors prescribe it off label if necessary?
Again, very poor writing in this article. Journalism is dead.
Cost. Pharma is looking at a big cost vs a big pay day
I bet Tmab is orders of magnitude more expensive than hcq. Follow the money.
Officially Hydroxychloroquine is only in clinical trials also. That does not mean other doctors aren’t using it off label but officially it is a clinical trial. It is important to try multiple drugs because some patients may not respond to some or may be allergic.
the article says the did not find hydroxychloroquine particularly effectiveness i don’t know where you get 100% effective. currently this drug is not widely available
Because hydroxychloroquine is not patented and drug companies won't make money.
I know. So stupid.
One is incredibly well understood and very inexpensive. The other is less effective, more expensive, and not as well understood.
HCQ is ubiquitous. Don’t know about the other.
There should be incredible momentum behind HCQ, but there isn’t. Why??? So feels like an op.
Why wouldn’t you role this out everywhere now (HCQ/Zpak/Zinc)? Talk about flatten the curve. So many people out of work and depressed, but eggheads are quibbling around the edges on this.
This is a reason to be pissed off. Clear the roadblocks on this and lets get it into everybody’s hands as soon as possible.