Drugs found to cause 'startling recoveries' for Covid-19 patients

Arutz Sheva ^ | 23/10/20 | Y. Rabinowitz

[greeneyes]

Laura Ingram had a doctor on her program talking about OTC drugs that could be used - I taped it and will have to listen to it again. I think he mentioned Flomax or Flonase? Which I think is to take the place of the nebulizer steroid treatment, but I am not sure—haven’t had time to research.

[who knows what evil?]

We’ll destroy ourselves, literally.

That would make some people very happy...

[who knows what evil?]

We don’t see near enough information on what we can do to keep COVID at bay...supplements and such that bolster the immune system; advice on losing weight, and so forth.

[greeneyes]

Agreed. Prevention is always on the short end of the stick. However, several Dr. have had on line advice in that regard to include Vit. D3, Vit C, Zinc, Quercetin etc.

[HKMk23]

It’s like they went to a Professor of Near Eatern Anthropology and exhumed the name of some minor Sumerian demi-god.

[Ranxerox]

With a name like ravulizumab, it has to be good.

It's easier to pronounce if you spell it backwards: bamuziluvar

[Pocketdoor]

RLF-100 is the best drug. It prevents the cytocane storm. And blocks replication of the covid virus.
All these other drugs just clean up the spilled milk. Rlf-100 puts a lid on it and keeps it from spilling. Coming to a hospital near you soon.

[Pocketdoor]

Ok I just read most of the article. This looks like a anti cytocane drug also. Very promising.

[ComputerGuy]

You’re right. A lot easier!

[upchuck]

I have a suspicion that Vitamin D might be useful to reduce the danger of Covid.

I offer no proof except that I haven't been sick in ages, thank the Lord, and I take a 10,000 iu capsule of Vit D3 daily. Never had a flu shot.

[Eleutheria5]

Sounds like scat singing.

[ComputerGuy]

See post 26. Maybe that’ll help :)

[Eleutheria5]

Shebubidabupba!! Do they secretly have jazz singers long-thought-dead warehoused somewhere?

[mom.mom]

Just make sure your doctor is a Trump supporter, otherwise you’ll never see these life saving treatments.

[Eleutheria5]

In NY, are they burning doctors offering Hydroxiquiliquine protocol at the stake yet?

[Ragnar54]

From:

Ravulizumab: a novel C5 inhibitor for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

"The results of the 301 and 302 studies suggest that ravulizumab is indeed non-inferior to eculizumab in the short-term treatment of both complement-inhibitor-naïve patients with PNH and those previously treated with eculizumab. The two drugs also appear to have similar safety profiles, with both drugs leading to headache in up to one-third of treated patients and posing a small but clinically significant risk of meningococcal infection. With a dosing frequency of every 8 weeks, ravulizumab is likely to be less burdensome therapy for patients with PNH and may be associated with a decreased rate of breakthrough hemolysis. After being given priority review and orphan drug status by the US FDA, ravulizumab was officially granted approval as the second drug for adult patients with PNH on 21 December 2018.16 While the estimated annual average cost of ravulizumab is still exceedingly high at approximately US$458,000, it is about 10% lower than the annual cost of eculizumab.40"

An even less expensive alternative(that has been shown to be effective against a cytokine storm) is large doses of Vitamin D.

A recent study shows that vitamin D is also curative against the Chinese Virus:

In a new study, 76 patients with Covid-19 were treated: 26 with "standard of care" and 50 with "standard of care" + a high dose Vitamin D analog (calcifediol ).

For the group receiving calcifediol, only 1 (of 50) had to go to the ICU, and none died.
For the group not receiving calcifediol, 13 (of 26) went to the ICU and 2 died.

Note that the "standard of care" for this hospital (in Spain) was HCQ. It is not clear whether HCQ and D were cofactors in producing this result. More studies are needed.

Given the proven effectiveness of Vitamin D against respiratory infections in the past, one physician was appalled that the CDC had not already done a similar study. We can expect the bureaucrats to ignore this study.

The study:

“Effect of calcifediol treatment and best available therapy versus best available therapy on intensive care unit admission and mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19: A pilot randomized clinical study”

Here is an analysis of the study:
Vitamin D, First clinical trial

Here is another analysis of the same study:
New Study - Vitamin D High Dose and COVID-19

Calcifediol raises blood levels of Vitamin D quickly. This is because it is the same as what the liver produces from regular vitamin D. Processing by the liver introduces days of delay, which might have been fatal for some of the Chinese Virus patients in this study. It is probably a good idea to get a prescription for Calcifediol and have some handy in case you develop Chinese Virus symptoms.

"Eligible patients were allocated at a 2 calcifediol:1 no calcifediol ratio through electronic randomization on the day of admission to take oral calcifediol (0.532 mg), or not. Patients in the calcifediol treatment group continued with oral calcifediol (0.266 mg) on day 3 and 7, and then weekly until discharge or ICU admission."

So the initial dose was equivalent to about 20,000 IU of Cholecalciferol, followed by 10,000 IU on days 3 and 7 and every week thereafter. Assuming a stay of 14 days, this would mean a total of 532+266*3= 1330 mcg of calcifediol. The cost of calcifediol is about $1,100 for a bottle of 30 30mcg capsules. So a full course of treatment would cost about $1700 at retail prices (or about $17,000 at hospital prices).

A possible alternative is to take 10,000 IU of Cholecalciferol every day for a year (instead of waiting to catch the Chinese Virus). At current prices, that would cost less than $100. If you start now, you might be effectively "immune" by the time you are exposed to a significant viral load.

[Eleutheria5]

Calcifidiol, nothing. You can get Vitamin D just by sunbathing or a day at the beach. These a$$holes have been keeping people from boating, fishing, swimming, sunbathing and just having fun all summer, and for what? To “save lives”?! Tar, feather, rail. Add politician and assemble.

[Ragnar54]

Yes, you can get some Vitamin D sunbathing in the summer, but not enough to last you the entire year. You can't get enough during the winter months, even if you are willing to run around in a swimsuit in freezing temperatures. The average American was Vitamin D deficient even before the Chinese virus arrived. The decline was recent, and due partly to kids staying inside playing video games, and partly due to older people trying to avoid skin cancer and wrinkles , and partly due to most people working indoors.

A supplement (Cholecalciferol , or "ordinary" vitamin D) is an inexpensive solution. If you wait until you are diagnosed with Covid-19 you will be lucky to be prescribed the more expensive calcifediol. You would more likely be given a horribly expensive and risky "new" drug to enrich government "researchers" who can share in patent royalties.

[Eleutheria5]

“You would more likely be given a horribly expensive and risky “new” drug to enrich government “researchers” who can share in patent royalties.”

That’s what it’s all about.