What is HydroxyCholoroquine? Donald Trump Says Malaria Drug Used for Coronavirus Has Been Approved by the FDA

Newsweek ^ | 03/19/2020 | BY ARISTOS GEORGIOU

[SeekAndFind]

and that the effect was reinforced by azithromycin, Medscape reported.

[datura]

I hope the world does not depend on China for that antibiotic. I don’t trust them at all now, for anything.

[Quilla]

Z-Pak! A readily available drug. I consider this wonderful news.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Oof. I’m allergic to Z-PAK.

[LeonardFMason]

Azithromycin is Zithromax(The Z-Pack)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

https://www.drroyspencer.com/2020/03/some-covid-19-vs-malaria-numbers-countries-with-malaria-have-virtually-no-coronavirus-cases-reported/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12YDytbAsZaruGlhFO7eTTgxSH_BuxJtwFmbhqpkPPSk/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR2wXhG5woobpV5DAuHxnf7YOxalQiCkPMX-rUL2z6SIa0AJGovbJ9ATq7A

[mmichaels1970]

Some experts—such as Andrew Preston from the University of Bath in the U.K.—stress that larger, controlled trials need to be conducted to truly determine the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19.

So shelter in place, enjoy the financial collapse, and be sure to deposit your government checks.

[LeonardFMason]

Macrolides.

Zithromax and Biaxin are both macrolide antibiotics. They belong to the same family (Macrolide antibiotics) Often if a patient experiences an allergic reaction to one member of an antibiotic family it is likely they could be allergic to an other member.

[devane617]

My lovely wife—the RN—says these drugs are fairly safe in the majority of patients so this is hopeful news.

[Son-Joshua]

I was talking w/a cousin yesterday about Hydrochloroquine. Didn’t know she’s been taking it for another ailment. However, she said it will certainly help treat those w/the virus. Her husband is a doctor so she knows.

[mmichaels1970]

This week, researcher Didier Raoult from Aix-Marseille University in France, one of the main proponents for using hydroxychloroquine to treat infection with the novel coronavirus

When I first read about Raoult, I thought he tested chloroquine as opposed to hydroxychloroquine. Maybe he tested both. I think one is slightly different than the other.

[chud]

Hey Freepers, until chloroquine supplies come in, remember that tonic water contains quinine.
British soldiers used to drink quinine water (tonic water) when they were in the jungle, to prevent malaria (being Brits, they also added Gin).

[Stevenc131]

Trump has been pushing for using existing drugs ‘off label’. The FDA has until now refused to approve the drugs for Wuhan virus, even though the drugs have been tested and on the market for years. Looks like they have given in on this one. The FDA and CDC are all wrapped up in red tape. For a totally new drug with no testing it’s understandable to be cautious, but for existing drugs that have been prescribed for years, or decades, it shouldn’t be so hard to start trying them.

[usafa92]

The whole world will be buying tonic water and seltzer now. Good for Seagramm’s I gues.

[tired&retired]

I already got a supply of the drug as I was taking it as a malaria prophylactic in January and February during a trip in Northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, much of it by boat on the Mekong River.

Much of my travel was near the China border and also spent 2 days in Seoul South Korea just before they halted flights to the USA

GOD was looking out for me!

[mmichaels1970]

My lovely wife—the RN—says these drugs are fairly safe in the majority of patients so this is hopeful news.

Bless her. And we need a little bit of hopeful news.

[House Atreides]

Approved as a “compassionate” treatment for Wuton Coronavirus. The good part of this is they’ve set this up so EACH approval will be set up to be tracked (apparently the physician/facility receiving the approval will report the results) for the result of the treatment for that individual patient. This set-up will allow the FDA to get substantial efficacy data very quickly.

Since, in the US, the size of the outbreak is not yet substantial we could see a significant suppression of the number of Coronavirus deaths from what otherwise may have occurred. This, of course, assumes widespread adoption of the treatment. Will all physicians adopt this as part of their standard protocol? IMHO, THEY’D BE OUT OF THEIR MINDS TO NOT TRY IT.

[ClearCase_guy]

I use it medicinally.

[mmichaels1970]

Will all physicians adopt this as part of their standard protocol? IMHO, THEY’D BE OUT OF THEIR MINDS TO NOT TRY IT.

Agreed. And now that the president is on board, we need the governors to have the guts to step in and encourage it.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

TY.

Every time I get sinus infection...doc prescribes Z-PAK...even tho it is clearly marked on my chart of my allergy.