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Source: armenpress YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Healthcare Ministry says the efficiency of the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 patients aren’t yet fully summed up, but stated: “according to preliminary data positive dynamics are observed in a significant portion of patients”. Armenian Healthcare Ministry The healthcare ministry said the use of hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is included […]
Source: Q Costa Rica News Used in the world for decades in the treatment of malaria, a month ago, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) decided to apply hydroxychloroquine to patients infected with the new coronavirus until a vaccine is available. Thi immunosuppressanta drug is produced in Costa Rica. The medical director of the […]
Source: Middle East Eye ‘We are still using it. It is very effective when combined with other drugs in the early stages of the disease’ – Turkish official Official tells MEE the drug is beneficial when used to treat coronavirus patients, with many Turkish doctors seeming to agree Turkey will continue to use a controversial […]
Source: L’Economiste.com Morocco will not change its treatment protocol.Morocco, which has generalized treatment with Chloroquine, does not agree with the conclusions of the study in the British review “The Lancet” or with the WHO decision concerning the “temporary” suspension of studies carried out with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine. “Opinions differ. But, the main thing is that […]
Source: Reuters SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday he takes hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that U.S. President Trump has promoted as a way to ward off the novel coronavirus. Bukele told reporters that El Salvador was not promoting it anymore as a treatment, following the recommendation of the World Health […]
Source: Mumbai Mirror After much back and forth, the Maharashtra government on Monday made Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) a part of its Covid-19 treatment protocol. Hydroxychloroquine is widely used around the world to prevent and treat malaria, but it now has a new role in the current pandemic, which is that of a prophylactic, as it builds immunity against viral […]
Source: India.com New Delhi: Two days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) put a pause on clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for COVID-19, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said that India will continue the use of the anti-malarial drug. “I’m sure WHO will take considered call in coming time. We should trust ICMR’s […]
Source: IB Times Algeria will continue to use the drug hydroxychloroquine against the novel coronavirus, a member of its scientific committee said, despite the World Health Organization suspending clinical trials of such treatments. “We’ve treated thousands of cases with this medicine, very successfully so far,” said Mohamed Bekkat, a member of the scientific committee on […]
Source: Mediterranee Infection Why this discrepancy between the preprint version and the version published in the BMJ? Tang et al. – Data (text and figures) evidencing a favorable effect of HCQ removed in the final published version (version 2 on MedRxiv and final version on BMJ) Version 1: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.10.20060558v1?versioned=true Version 2: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.10.20060558v2 BMJ Final: https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1849
Source: CNA938 BRASILIA: Brazil’s health ministry said Monday (May 25) it would not change its recommendation to treat coronavirus with hydroxychloroquine, despite the World Health Organization deciding to suspend trials of the drug over safety concerns. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has touted the supposed benefits of hydroxychloroquine and a related drug, chloroquine, against the new coronavirus. […]
Source: Within Nigeria The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will continue hydroxychloroquine clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment despite the suspension of the drug test by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This was made known by NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, who stated that such will be concluded within four months. She […]
Source: Al Jazeera It has been nearly two months since Qatar implemented a series of measures to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The government has since closed schools, issued stay-at-home orders and imposed travel bans on travellers from many countries. But while infection rates continue […]
Source: Conexaopolitica Brazilian scientists and academics have written an open letter on the “science” of the coronavirus pandemic. The coordinator of the statement is Marcos Nogueira Eberlin. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Campinas. After postdoctoral work at Purdue, he founded […]
Source: Recovery Trial Professor Peter Horby, Professor Martin LandrayRECOVERY trial Co-chairsNuffield Department of Public HealthOxford24th May 2020 Dear Peter and Martin RECOVERY trial DMC Chairman’s reportIn the light of the response by MHRA to my letter, I arranged an urgent re- review by the full committee of the safety and efficacy data that were available […]
Source: Independant Kampala, Uganda | The Ministry of Health says it has had good results using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in managing COVID-19 patients despite findings from a recent U.S. analysis of old cases that the drugs have no effect on treating the disease. Uganda has used the two drugs in combination with azithromycin to manage […]
Source: Mexico News Daily Outpatients will be given low to medium doses for a maximum of seven days. The federal Health Ministry will use the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat 20,000 Covid-19 outpatients. The director of the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition told the newspaper Milenio that the health regulatory agency Cofepris has authorized the […]
Source: The Borneo Post KUCHING: Malaysia has been using hydroxychloroquine to treat individuals who have been infected with Covid-19, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said hydroxychloroquine is an anti-inflammatory and once used, the doctor would have to monitor the patient closely. “Hydroxychloroquine is an anti-inflammatory. Hydroxychloroquine will reduce inflammation and we […]
Source: WSBTV Atlanta HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A Henry County woman says a controversial treatment for COVID-19 helped her beat the virus. Kimberly Sims says she remembers doctors admitting her to Piedmont Henry Hospital. The next thing she remembers was 26 days later. “My sister said all of a sudden I stopped talking and then they […]
Source: The Western Journal President Donald Trump is leading by example. On the advice of his physicians, he has been taking hydroxychloroquine on a prophylactic basis to help protect him from contracting the coronavirus. That’s the wise and prudent thing to do. Of course, liberals were quick to attack and condemn his actions. Speaker of […]
Source: Indian Council of Medical Research 1. Background The Joint Monitoring Group under the Chairmanship of DGHS and including representatives from AIIMS, ICMR, NCDC, NDMA, WHO and experts drawn from Central Government hospitals reviewed the prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the context of expanding it to healthcare and other front line workers deployed in […]
Source: US News THOUSANDS OF BRITISH health care workers will participate in a global trial to test the efficacy of a drug that US President Trump recently disclosed he has been taking as a preventative measure against the coronavirus. The Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit said Thursday that 40,000 front-line workers and staff in Europe, […]
Source: ABC7 NY Many medical experts have criticized President Donald Trump for ignoring guidance and prophylactically taking the drug hydroxychloroquine,” which he has long touted in the fight against the coronavirus. President Trump says some doctors have taken the drug on their own, and a local doctor supports that claim and says he’s not the […]
Source: FOX 2 – Detroit The FDA has warned against taking hydroxychloroquine, but President Trump says he’s taking it and isn’t concerned. Dr. William O’Neill, a world-renowned Henry Ford doctor, is leading one of the largest U.S. studies into the drug. He gives us a little more information. “The drug has been available for decades. Initially, it […]
Source: SagePub.com Convalescent blood products are promising potential therapies for COVID-19. Other antivirals such as chloroquine or HCQ, remdesivir, and immune modulators such as tocilizumab are the other potential therapies for COVID-19 that are being tested in clinical trials. The use of antiretrovirals, such as lopinavir/ritonavir, did not provide any benefit in a RCT. Steroids […]
It was on the front line, hand-to-hand combat with coronavirus, and thousands and thousands are seeing positive results from hydroxychloroquine.
Source: Willamette Week Oregon Department of Corrections infectious disease specialist Dr. Daniel Dewsnup recently requested the antimalarial drug to treat inmates afflicted with the coronavirus, department spokeswoman Jennifer Black said. The department purchased the drug “both for usual use as an anti-inflammatory drug in patients with rheumatologic disorders, and also a limited quantity for COVID-19 use,” Black […]
Source: KXAN KXAN spoke to an Austin-based doctor who says she plans to continue treating COVID-19 patients using the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with other supplements. Dr. Ann Shippy, who has practiced functional medicine for the past 15 years, says she has treated 10 patients and herself for COVID-19 using the drug without any negative impacts. […]
Source: The Hill Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) revealed that he and his entire family are taking the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine “prophylactically” to ward off the coronavirus. Marshall, an obstetrician who is running in the state’s heated Republican primary for an open Senate seat, told The Wall Street Journal that he was “relieved” to hear President Trump has also decided to take […]
Source: The Guardian Photograph: Yuri Cortéz/AFP via Getty Images Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug, is being bought in bulk by the UK in case it does turn out to be an effective Covid-19 treatment. Ministers are seeking 16m tablets in packets of up to 100 as part of a £35m contract put out to tender on […]
Source: Action News Jax JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A single mother in Jacksonville said she was sick with the coronavirus for more than 40 days. Meghan Debbie believes she came in contact with another patient while at work. “I thought I was going to die,” Debbie said. “It completely overtook me.” For weeks, she said she had […]
Source: Real Clear Politics VA Secretary Robert Wilkie fact-checked a common misconception about the common anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine after the president was asked about it by a reporter. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said Tuesday that the Defense Department and the VA have been using the drug hydroxychloroquine for decades, and on any given day, the […]
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SOURCE: CNBC News President Donald Trump said Monday that he has been taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for a couple of weeks to prevent coronavirus infection even though the media is reporting that it is not yet a proven treatment. “I happen to be taking it,” Trump said during a roundtable event at the White House. “A lot of good things […]
SOURCE: Covexit.com The esteemed professor Paolo Zanotto, from the University of Sao Paulo, has released a list of 50 scientific references supporting the use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19. Professor Paolo Zanotto studied virology at University of Oxford and is a Microbiology Professor at Universidade de São Paulo. He has published extensively, including in prestigious journals […]
Source: Full Measure If you’ve watched the news lately, you might be under the impression that a medicine President Trump touted as a possible game changer against coronavirus— has been debunked and discredited. Two divergent views of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, have emerged: the negative one widely reported in the press and another side you’ve probably […]
Source: Nikkei Asian Review MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – India is spending around $16 million – half of it in Africa – on pharmaceuticals, test kits and other medical assistance for some 90 countries battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The South Asian nation has already sent consignments of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), paracetamol and other drugs to 25 African countries […]
Source: MedRxiv Background: No consensus or evidence-based guideline currently exists for pharmacological therapy against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19). While South Korea has been relatively successful in managing the pandemic, its management of confirmed cases and treatment outcomes have not been reported to date. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of the 358 laboratory-confirmed SARS CoV […]
Source: The White House His ExcellencyTHE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONMay 18, 2020 Dr. Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDirector-General of the World Health OrganizationGeneva, Switzerland Dear Dr. Tedros: On April 14, 2020, I suspended United States contributions to the World Health Organization pending an investigation by my Administration of the organization’s failed response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This review has […]
Source: NY1 NEW YORK – Researchers at NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine found patients given the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine along with zinc sulphate and the antibiotic azithromycin were 44 percent less likely to die from the coronavirus. “Certainly we have very limited options as far as what we have seen work for this infection so […]
Source: GeekWire One of the treatments for COVID-19 — a combination of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, an antibiotic — is the subject of a nationwide study with UW Medicine playing a role. The Phase 2b clinical trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health, will involve 2,000 outpatients […]