The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has improved the survival and recovery odds for about 90 percent of patients treated with the controversial medication, a physicians group claims.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) presented data on 2,333 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine - including two supervised by Dr Oz - across the globe that shows 91.6 percent of those who got the drug fared better after treatment.
In a letter to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, the group urged that doctors should not wait for results of gold standard tests of the drug to start using it in coronaviruspatients and should instead base their use of it on reasonable interpretations of limited available data.
AAPS's endorsement of the drug comes after a Veteran Affairs study of hydroxychloroquine found that those who took the drug were more likely to die, casting doubt over the potential treatment that President Trump has hailed a 'game changer.'
The group of doctors dismissed those preliminary results, claiming that the 52 people who died were very sick, meaning their outcomes are 'not indicative' of hydroxychloroquine's effects and that the drug would work better if used in patients with less critical illness.
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Helps 91%, while flat out killing the other 9%. I'll pass, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThat 2:29 p.m.. It doesn't say the drug was killing the patient, it says the patient was way too ill for the drug to be helpful. You need to learn how to read. It would be helpful for you. You are a glittering jewel of colossal ignorance.
DeleteI had the virous , Im 77 years old , sick in bed with fever , cough , chills , weakness and more , took 2 tylenol every 6 hours for 3 days , cured .
ReplyDeleteJust have whomever is getting the meds or guardian signs a waiver before taking. Then no one can sue pharma, physicians or government.
ReplyDeleteFirst off this wasn't even a "study" (it was an observation) and was going to have a bad outcome no matter. The issue is those given the drug were very ill and near death. The drug in fact does help almost always when given at the first sign of symptoms. Doctors/pharmacists etc worldwide know this and is why they have made sure to have it on hand in case it's needed for them or their loved ones.
ReplyDeleteAt 3:51 p.m., I agree with you.
DeleteLOL lets all agree, if Dr Oz is a source, its probably not true
ReplyDelete4:58 PM - People like that do not read. They don't care about facts. Don't waste your time on them.
ReplyDeleteIt's risk vs reward. This drug requires close supervision in those already ill. Deaths in healthy individuals are uncommon, but those with underlying medical conditions are more at risk, just as they might be with a hundred other precription drugs.
ReplyDeleteI'd take it way before I would even consider the vaccine. That ain't gonna happen!!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! 👍👏🤛
DeleteSure it does.
ReplyDeleteUnless it doesn't.
And we will know whether it does or does not . . . well, maybe we will never know.
I mean Mr Trump might tell us it doesn't tomorrow.
Or he might tell us it does.
I think the economy will be huge.
I think it will be the biggest economy ever.
Nobody has ever seen an economy like this.
But it may not be huge.
It may actually go down.
Or it could be about the same as it was before. . .
Get it?
I don't trust "news" articles about medicine or science.
ReplyDeleteTake that time to research this, the actual studies that have been published (very few peer review) are not in favor of using this as a cure.
Now, this certainly could change, but the few actual clinical studies have not fared well for this treatment.
And, yea, Dr Oz. Should be an immediate red flag not to trust the info.