Posted on 04/30/2020 11:21:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
One of five physicians in front-line treatment roles has prescribed hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, according to a new survey from health care market research company InCrowd.
The most common treatments were acetaminophen, prescribed to 82% of patients, antibiotics (41%), and bronchodilators (40%), InCrowd said after surveying 203 primary care physicians, pediatricians, and emergency medicine or critical care physicians who are treating at least 20 patients with flulike symptoms.
On April 24, the Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine outside of hospitals and clinical trials.
The InCrowd survey, which took place April 14-15 and is the fourth in a series investigating COVID-19's impact on physicians, showed that access to testing was up to 82% in mid-April, compared with 67% in March and 20% in late February. The April respondents also were twice as likely (59% vs. 24% in March) to say that their facilities were prepared to treat patients, InCrowd reported.
"U.S. physicians report sluggish optimism around preparedness, safety, and institutional efforts, while many worry about the future, including a second outbreak and job security," the company said in a separate written statement.
The average estimate for a return to normal was just over 6 months among respondents, and only 28% believed that their facility was prepared for a second outbreak later in the year, InCrowd noted.
On a personal level, 45% of the respondents were concerned about the safety of their job. An emergency/critical care physician from Tennessee said, "We've been cutting back on staff due to overall revenue reductions, but have increased acuity and complexity which requires more staffing. This puts even more of a burden on those of us still here."
Support for institutional responses to slow the pandemic was strongest for state governments, which gained approval from 54% of front-line physicians, up from 33% in March. Actions taken by the federal government were supported by 21% of respondents, compared with 38% for the World Health Organization and 46% for governments outside the United States, InCrowd reported.
Suggestions for further actions by state and local authorities included this comment from an emergency/critical care physician in Florida: "Continued, broad and properly enforced stay at home and social distancing measures MUST remain in place to keep citizens and healthcare workers safe, and the latter alive and in adequate supply."
Only 20% is fairly common. That is more fairly uncommon.
Quite sure many physicians who are prescribing HCQ will not admit to it.
“One of five physicians in front-line treatment roles has prescribed hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19...”
BS, I have a good friend/neighbor who is an ER physician and that number is more like one in 3.
Can one demand it?
Remdesvir is the flavor of the month. Fauci was on the Today show this morning really playing up the “promising” results.
Where are the results on the Hydroxychloriquine regime? nothing but crickets or more “anecdotal evidence”
This is Big Pharma pushing a $1,000 drug against one that is worth pennies
RE: Remdesvir is the flavor of the month. Fauci was on the Today show this morning really playing up the “promising” results.
One should cheer any developments that will fight Covid-19.
I cheer any good news about Remdesivir, just as I cheer Hydroxychloroquine and the cocktail combo that has proven to be successful on Covid-19 patients.
The problem with the main stream media is, they only cheer what makes Trump looks bad and condemn anything that makes Trump look good, even when it works.
The most common treatments were acetaminophen, prescribed to 82% of patients, antibiotics (41%), and bronchodilators (40%), InCrowd said after surveying 203 primary care physicians, pediatricians, and emergency medicine or critical care physicians who are treating at least 20 patients with flulike symptoms.All of the actuations of liver damage from prolonged usage of hydroxychloroquine, yet doctors have no problem using acetaminophen with its known history of liver damage.
Acetaminophen toxicity, also known as acetaminophen overdose, is a well-known cause of acute liver failure. A person may knowingly take more of the drug than is safe, or they may accidentally consume too much acetaminophen, which can happen when taking multiple cold medicines that each contain acetaminophen.
Yes, that was the point I was trying to make. Hydroxychloriquine=Trump=bad
I haven’t been able to get zinc, so a lot of people must be taking it. I believe from reading how the Hydroxycoloquine plus Z Pac works makes sense. If I contact the virus I will demand that treatment or none and stay at home.
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