The doctor quoted said that the reason they’re only giving it to hospitalized patients is because it can cause heart problems so people have to be monitored.
I call B.S.
There are lots of people with lupus and arthritis on the drug and they certainly aren’t hospitalized while they’re on it.
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Arrithma, in most cases is not serious. That is the most common side effect. Delaying this treatment until patient is critical is foolish. Those would be the people most likely to have the most chance of being hurt by the side effects and least likely to be helped by the drug. Dr.s in NYC are self prescribing and taking it as a prophylactic before being infected
If it can cause cardiac problems in patients without pulmonary problems (that is..arthritis and lupus)...would you be concerned that it might have a more pronounced effect in someone with a pneumonia? Please note: there are well reported phenomena of cardiac complications in pneumonia.
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