Hydroxychloroquine has benefits if you have the COVID-19

Any drug may cause side effects. Side effects can vary greatly. Each drug is has different side effects and affect people differently.




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Why prescription drug ads always have that absurd list of side effects at the end

Prescription drug ads always feature absurdly long lists of side effects at the end. Why? And does anyone vet these ads to make sure they're accurate?

Prescription drug ads on television can be grimly amusing.

Just consider the commercial for the prescription sleep aid Lunesta: a soothing voice tells you the drug might deliver you to "the land of restful sleep"...  or, alternatively, that you might end up driving your car in a foggy sleep, feel suicidal, or experience an allergic reaction that leads to fatal throat swelling.


Only America and New Zealand allow pharmaceutical companies to market prescription drugs directly to potential patients.


In the United States, companies need to warn people of all the potential risks of their drug, and advertise only the indication for which the drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Some drugs have multiple potential uses, but only one or two have been specifically sanctioned by the FDA.

The unapproved uses are called "off-label" and can't be advertised.

That's why you see commercials extolling a drug's potential benefits — and then slamming you with a laundry list of side effects.

Drug companies are not required to tell patients how well their drugs actually work or really give any context all. Companies don't have to say how many people will actually benefit from the drug, or how many might be harmed.

They also don't need to mention cost, or whether there's a cheaper generic version of the drug, or whether improved diet and exercise could help a person's condition more than their medication.

This means drug companies have no incentive to spell out the fact that their new insomnia pill will probably only grant you 15 minutes more sleep a night, while delivering a 70 percent chance that you’ll be drowsy to the point of potentially crashing your car the next day.




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Why prescription drug ads always have that absurd list of side effects at the end


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Editor Note

Hydroxychloroquine SULFATE

COMMON BRAND(S): Plaquenil

GENERIC NAME(S): Hydroxychloroquine

Uses

Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent or treat malaria caused by mosquito bites. The United States Center for Disease Control provides updated guidelines and travel recommendations for the prevention and treatment of malaria in different parts of the world. Discuss the most recent information with your doctor before traveling to areas where malaria occurs.
This medication is also used to treat certain auto-immune diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis). It belongs to a class of medications known as disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). It can reduce skin problems in lupus and prevent swelling/pain in arthritis.



Hydroxychloroquine may cause a condition that affects the heart rhythm (QT prolongation).

QT prolongation can rarely cause serious (rarely fatal) fast/irregular heartbeat and other symptoms (such as severe dizziness, fainting) that need medical attention right away.

The risk of QT prolongation may be increased if you have certain medical conditions or are taking other drugs that may cause QT prolongation.

Before using hydroxychloroquine, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take and if you have any of the following conditions: certain heart problems (heart failure, slow heartbeat, QT prolongation in the EKG), family history of certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, sudden cardiac death).

Low levels of potassium or magnesium in the blood may also increase your risk of QT prolongation.

This risk may increase if you use certain drugs (such as diuretics/"water pills") or if you have conditions such as severe sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting.

Talk to your doctor about using hydroxychloroquine safely.

Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially QT prolongation

President Trump on May 18, 2020 told the FAKE news media that he had been taking Hydroxychloroquine. and zinc supplements.

Zinc-hydroxychloroquine found effective in some COVID-19 patients: study

Washington (AFP) - The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine has shown mixed results against the coronavirus in early studies, but a new paper out of New York suggests combining it with the dietary supplement zinc sulfate could create a more effective treatment.

The research by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine was posted on a medical preprint site on Monday, meaning it hasn't yet been peer reviewed.

Records of about 900 COVID-19 patients were reviewed in the analysis, with roughly half given zinc sulfate along with hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin.

The other half only received hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.

Those receiving the triple-drug combination had a 1.5 times greater likelihood of recovering enough to be discharged, and were 44 percent less likely to die, compared to the double-drug combination.

Hydroxychloroquine and zinc supplements are NOT a cure but can be used as an effective treatment to help covid-19 patients.

 

How Could It Help COVID-19 Patients?

The hope is that chloroquine might reduce how long people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms feel sick. It might also shorten the time when infected people are contagious.



Bonus Editor Note 


I am not a doctor but I can read and understand what my own blog information about  chloroquine.

President Trump thinks he needs to be taking  chloroquine so he is taking it daily.

Why is he taking chloroquine?

I think he may think it can prevent or reduce COVID-19 symptoms.


Chloroquine CANNOT prevent COVID-19!


Chloroquine can reduce how long some people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms feel sick.

In some people it can also shorten the time when infected people are contagious.

Unless President Trump currently has the COVID-19 virus he is taking Chloroquine for nothing.

Taking Chloroquine to prevent COVID-19 or reduce symptoms of COVID-19 if you don't have COVID-19 is USELESS!

Chloroquine has been shown to be uselful in some patients who have COVID-19 symptoms.

Chloroquine has NOT been shown to be of ANY benefit to prevent COVID-19.

Watch President Trump talk about taking hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine.

Notice he says, "I take it for whatever its worth."






Would I take hydroxychloroquine? 

Yes if I had COVID-19 symptoms and had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

I would first consult with my doctor and see what he said.

If my doctor told me their was no benefit to taking hydroxychloroquine I would ignore him and get another doctor.

If my doctor told me I should avoid taking hydroxychloroquine because of a medical condition or that hydroxychloroquine would interfere with other medications I was taking I would not take hydroxychloroquine.

I WOULD NOT TAKE  hydroxychloroquine JUST BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP DOES.

If you listen to him in the video he keeps taking about doctors, nurses and patients with COVID-19.

Some patients with COVID-19 can benefit from a combination of hydroxychloroquine and zinc.

Doctors and nurses are of course more at risk of getting COVID-19 therefore it makes sense for them to consider taking hydroxychloroquine even though they don't have symproms of COVID-19.

It doesn't make sense to me for other people who have not symptoms or have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 to take hydroxychloroquine.

If you want to take  hydroxychloroquine go ahead and take it but consult your doctor first.

Studys have shown hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 but can reduce how long some people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms are sick.

In some people it can also shorten the time when infected people are contagious.


Hydroxychloroquine has a purpose in the treatment of COVID-19 if you have COVID-19.


Zinc is known to help fight virus infection.

Yes I do take zinc supplements because they have been proven to work helping your immune system fight virus infection.

Everybody should be taking zinc if they don't have a health condition that prevents taking zinc supplements!

The bottom line is this.

In drug company ads on tv and radio they always have a disclaimer about various side effects and many times one of the side effects, although rare often, are that the drug can kill you.

All drugs have benefits and side effects.

If the good outweighs the bad benefits you usually take the drug.

Its the same with all drugs.

Its the same with  hydroxychloroquine.

Hydroxychloroquine has benefits if you have the COVID-19.

Zinc has benefits if you don't  have COVID-19 or if your do have COVID-19. Its boosts the immune system but you don't want to take it if your body is going into a cytokine storm caused by the COVID-19.

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