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A malaria pill from the 1940s has caught the eyes of doctors, analysts, and even Elon Musk as a potential coronavirus treatment
businessinsider ^ | 3-18-2020 | Andrew Dunn

Posted on 03/18/2020 8:43:44 PM PDT by TChad

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, some drugs are showing promise in treating patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. There are no approved treatments or vaccines for COVID-19, but researchers are testing a slew of existing drugs to see if they could work. One of those drugs is called chloroquine, a widely used anti-malaria pill that was first approved in the US in 1949. Countries including China, South Korea, and Belgium have added it to COVID-19 treatment guidelines as anecdotal reports have suggested that it might work.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: california; china; chinavirusdrugs; chinavirustreatment; chloroquine; coronavirus; covid19; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; gavinnewsom; spacex; treatment
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To: irishjuggler

I should not use amoxicillin because I also take blood thinners - warfarin.


101 posted on 03/19/2020 4:32:11 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Battle Axe

>> Thanks to the Freeper who posted the map of Covid-19 vs. map of malaria.

Link? That’s potentially quite interesting.


102 posted on 03/19/2020 4:32:55 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Lazamataz; Syncro
I love you.

Geez! Get a room.

But stay six feet apart.

103 posted on 03/19/2020 4:36:47 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
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To: TChad

Let’s pass about a couple million dollars worth of them instead of Trillions of dollars in money we really don’t have.


104 posted on 03/19/2020 4:38:53 AM PDT by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: crz

Just mix with some marijuana and the “kids” will love it.


105 posted on 03/19/2020 4:40:03 AM PDT by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: TChad

IIRC: Chloroquine is not recommended for people of African ancestry.


106 posted on 03/19/2020 4:58:35 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: TChad

Quinine is known to be ototoxic.

As someone who suffers with tinnitus (continuous ringing in the ears) I avoid any thing that might cause hearing loss. Tinnitus is a condition of one’s otoneurology, not the ear. Hearing loss means the only sound one hears is tinnitus.


107 posted on 03/19/2020 5:30:39 AM PDT by nonsporting (MAGA -- Make America Godly Again)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Hydroxychloroquine are already in every pharmacy shelf in this country, so the drug will NOT BE Expensive."

Note also that the military undoubtedly has large stockpiles, as they face the situation of potentially having to send 100,000 troops into malarial areas on short notice.

The science looks really solid for this.

108 posted on 03/19/2020 5:38:58 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: TChad
"You can't run a proper clinical trial in the middle of an epidemic, but you can still make an effort to collect good quality data."

Sure you can. It has already been done and replicated more than once. Small cohorts (50 active patients or thereabouts), but randomized and with placebo. Gold-standard science.

109 posted on 03/19/2020 5:42:39 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: Sequoyah101
"But for FDA there must be long term trials to see if there are any after effects. Can’t use this to treat until then. They are out to protect us you know."

Already bypassed per executive order. Read the various "Trump coronavirus press briefings". The response of the Trump administration has, IMO, been absolutely masterful.

I think he has pretty much wrapped up his second term simply by virtue of the response to this national emergency.

110 posted on 03/19/2020 5:48:57 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: Segovia
"This cousin has been using the stuff to treat a couple of chronic conditions for years, and she’s not gray.... at all."

It depends on the dose. Take too much and you WILL turn have problems.

111 posted on 03/19/2020 5:51:48 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: Irish Eyes

“Watch for the run on Tonic Water now!”

Sh! Let’s keep it to ourselves.


112 posted on 03/19/2020 5:54:37 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: StAnDeliver
"...you wouldn’t know any side effects other than the Z-pack shuffle (diarrhea)."

ANYONE taking antibiotics should also be taking probiotics (available OTC).

113 posted on 03/19/2020 5:54:51 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: Herakles

I’ve been saying the same thing since these initial studies first started to appear.

But I think the word is out now and Big Pharma won’t be able to stop it. I’ve seen it quoted on several news programs and now Elon Musk is touting it along with well respected researchers.

Start rolling the trucks!


114 posted on 03/19/2020 6:10:15 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Cobra64
And... ?

Personally, I suffered no ill effects. That said, some people do feel like their guts are doing somersaults when they take the drug.
115 posted on 03/19/2020 6:38:55 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: 1066AD

Yeah, I know that they are not the same thing, but people do sometimes confuse the two. As for the negative side effects of Mefloquine, I knew a guy who took Mefloquine and promptly decided to take his chances and quite using it after a couple of days.


116 posted on 03/19/2020 6:40:48 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: TChad

My Dr put me on atovaquone proguanil.
She went over side effects of Chloroquine and we both said “Nope”


117 posted on 03/19/2020 7:44:46 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: TChad

Everyone, might want to sit down before reading this:

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/chloroquine-side-effects.html


118 posted on 03/19/2020 1:35:13 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ((FearRepublic.com - keeping the media panic narrative going 24/7 to finally bring down Trump)!!!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Interesting that appeared to be a very potent synergism when azithromycin was added.

azithromycin is an antibacterial not an anti viral.


119 posted on 03/19/2020 1:47:09 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ((FearRepublic.com - keeping the media panic narrative going 24/7 to finally bring down Trump)!!!!)
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To: nutmeg

I’m retired now and don’t have access to the computers I had when working.

In my opinion hydroxychloroquine is probably the harsher drug since it’s used for diseases like rheumatoid and lupus.

The good news is that unlike chronic users, virus users won’t be on the drug long enough for most side effects to set in.


120 posted on 03/19/2020 3:23:29 PM PDT by Ceebass (judas, arnold, quisling, romney)
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