When will someone scream it to the heavens - it is NOT the HCQ causing cardiac incidents. It is the Z-PAK which has always been known to cause QT problems. it is NOT hcq, it is the ZPAK - and many doctors with cardiac COVID patients simply substitute doxycycline, which has ALWAYS been comparable to ZPAK.
Sorry about the caps - I was fighting the urge to caplock ongoing.
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“It is the Z-PAK which has always been known to cause QT problems. it is NOT hcq, it is the ZPAK - and many doctors with cardiac COVID patients simply substitute doxycycline, which has ALWAYS been comparable to ZPAK.”
Very interesting. I had HORRIBLE bronchitis the first quarter of 2019. Went through three different antibiotics including a Z-Pak and doxycycline (different times) plus steroids and an inhaler. Took full 12 weeks to get rid of it. I was unaware of possible cardiac complications with azithromycin.
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wrong. It’s both. plaquenil and azithro both increase the qtc. we are only giving doxycycline with the plaquenil in covid patients