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Source: The Indian Express “I am 80, but I have defeated coronavirus. Don’t worry, you can also defeat the virus…,” said the octogenarian as he walked out of the civic-run Yeshwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Thanking the doctors for saving his life, the 80-year-old resident of Tadiwala Road in Pune city said, “One should […]
Source: The Highwire. An example of how HCQ can be very safe and is well used. Watch the interview with immunologist and molecular biologist Professor Cahill from Dublin, Ireland.
Source: The Texan News The Texas State Board of Pharmacy issued a new rule that no prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine could be dispensed without a diagnosis, then changed their tune. Dr. Ivette Lozano, who has been in medical practice for over 20 years, was shocked to learn in March that she would be required to share […]
Source: World Tribune Despite overwhelming positive results in treating coronavirus patients, a Texas doctor said the state’s pharmacy board is putting up “alarming” barriers which make it extremely difficult to prescribe hydroxychloroquine. In an interview on the Thursday broadcast of Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle”, Dr. Ivette Lozano said the board asked her to reveal […]
Source: Springer Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic with no specific drugs and high fatality. The most urgent need is to find effective treatments. We sought to determine whether hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) application may reduce the death risk of critically ill COVID-19 patients. In this retrospective study, we included 550 critically ill COVID-19 patients who […]
Source: Renascenca The Director-General of Health stresses that national and international institutions continue to monitor the “evolution of the use of this medicine worldwide and are adjusting their recommendations accordingly.” The director-general of Health, Graça Freitas, says that in Portugal there is no record of adverse reactions to the drug hydroxychloroquine, which can be used […]
Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News The lack of treatment options for COVID-19 patients, potential promise in repurposing drugs, and controversy surrounding the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine have created a storm of questions about the drug’s efficacy that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is ready to answer. To do that, the organization […]
Source: The East African The deal follows last week’s telephone conversation between Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary (CS) Raychelle Omamo and India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. “In keeping with excellent bilateral ties and as a special gesture, India has allowed one-time export of prohibited Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate USP 200 mg (379,000 tablets) to Kenya to […]
Source: PRNewswire The global hydroxychloroquine market size is expected to be worth around US$ 6 Bn by 2027 with CAGR of around 32%. The commercial market for hydroxychloroquin is witnessing growth owing to the rising demand for the medication as a possible cure of the COVID-19 pandemic disease. However, the growing incidence of autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis and […]
Source: Bloomberg Scientists from the University of Oxford are starting a first-of-its-kind study to see whether available drugs can help keep older, more vulnerable people with mild cases of Covid-19 from becoming severely ill. More than 500 U.K. doctors’ offices are recruiting for the trial of drugs that are already approved for other purposes, such […]
Source: Fox News TAMPA, Fla. – Frontline healthcare workers in Tampa are participating in a clinical trial to see if a drug being used to treat COVID-19 can actually prevent the virus. It is part of a nationwide research program by HERO (Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes) on hydroxychloroquine, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat malaria. “Does this hydroxychloroquine […]
Source: bisnow JLL’s head of New York investment sales, Bob Knakal, fell ill with COVID-19 five weeks ago and used hydroxychloroquine to treat his symptoms, he said on a Bisnow webinar Tuesday. “I had corona for 17 days, but fortunately it didn’t get into the lungs and after 12 days, the fever broke and I took […]
Source: MedRxiv Repurposed drugs that are immediately available and have a good safety profile constitute a first line of defence against new viral infections. Despite a limited antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, several drugs serve as candidates for application, not only in infected individuals but also as prophylaxis to prevent infection establishment. Here we use a […]
Two weeks ago, his department announced an agreement with AstraZeneca for further development, manufacture distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate currently being trialled by the University.
Source: Cartapiaui Following protocols established by fellow doctor Marina Bucar Barjud , who lives in Madrid, scientific coordinator of the University of Zaragoza, in Spain, doctors at the Regional Hospital Tibério Nunes, in Floriano, interior of Piauí, saved eight patients from the coronavirus with the application of an efficient cocktail based on hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and corticoids in […]
For symptomatic patients at home, are added to this, optionally, aspirin, hydroxychloroquine and monitoring with home pulse oxiometry.
Source: Preprints Although no specific treatment for COVID 19 has been proven effective yet, some drugs with in vitro potential against SARS-CoV-2 virus have been proposed for clinical use. Hydroxychloroquine has in vitro anti-viral and immunomodulatory activity, but there is no current clinical evidence of its effectiveness on the outcome of the disease. Methods: We enrolled all […]
Source: MirageNews Australians are being warned not to import and self-prescribe the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19, following a surge in detections by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers screening medical supplies crossing the border. Dozens of consignments, totalling more than 6,000 tablets, have been intercepted at the border since January. All […]
Source: msn.com Rashid al-Faysal (R), the owner of a Syrian pharmaceutical factory, supervises the manufacturing process of the hydroxychloroquine drug, used in Syria to prevent or cure COVID-19, on April 28,2020 in the government controlled central city of Homs. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) In central Syria, factory owner Rashid al-Faysal watches his staff […]
Source: Anadolu Agency A Turkish pharmaceutical company said Friday it has developed a generic drug containing hydroxychloroquine sulphate, which doctors have been using to treat COVID-19-related symptoms. As pharmaceutical companies race to find a cure for the deadly virus globally, Turkish Kocak Farma company official Cem Kocak said that they too are playing their part. […]
Source: MedRxiv Background: COVID-19 has rapidly emerged as a pandemic infection that has caused significant mortality and economic losses. Potential therapies and means of prophylaxis against COVID-19 are urgently needed to combat this novel infection. As a result of in vitro evidence suggesting zinc sulfate may be efficacious against COVID-19, our hospitals began using zinc […]
Source: The Australian The researchers leading a major Australian clinical trial into whether the drug hydroxychloroquine is effective in treating coronavirus have addressed concerns over whether they should be administering the drug, critiquing two international studies. The trial involves more than 70 hospitals nationwide and will test the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in preventing severe disease […]
Source: Anadolu Agency A Turkish pharmaceutical company said Friday it has developed a generic drug containing hydroxychloroquine sulphate, which doctors have been using to treat COVID-19-related symptoms. As pharmaceutical companies race to find a cure for the deadly virus globally, Turkish Kocak Farma company official Cem Kocak said that they too are playing their part. […]
Source: Science Direct Abstract Background In France, the combination hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZ) is used in the treatment of COVID-19. Methods We retrospectively report on 1061 SARS-CoV-2 positive tested patients treated with HCQ (200 mg three times daily for ten days) + AZ (500 mg on day 1 followed by 250 mg daily for the next four days) for […]
Source: THV-11 With a lot of fight and a lot of faith, 99-year-old Evelyn Rand recovered after receiving her second negative test on Thursday, May 7. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Evelyn Rand has officially recovered from COVID-19 after contracting it from Briarwood Nursing Home over a month ago. Families were devastated when they learned of […]
Source: Pharmaceutical Journal Accord Healthcare has said that it plans to produce around 70% of the UK’s current annual use of hydroxychloroquine at its facility in the north east of England by October 2020. A manufacturer has announced plans to move production of hydroxychloroquine — currently being trialled as a COVID-19 treatment — to the […]
Source: Ghana Web Eximbank Ghana is set to collaborate with Entrance Pharmaceuticals and Research Center, a member of the Tobinco Group of companies to produce Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin locally to treat COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 patients treated with Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin recover quickly but the drug is not produced locally on the large scale. Furthermore, the drugs value has […]
Source: Boston Review On January 29 the Hubei Daily, a state-owned Chinese newspaper based in Wuhan, reported on a promising development. Teams of researchers associated with the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences and the Wuhan Institute of Virology had tested dozens of existing pharmaceuticals for possible efficacy against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. They had […]
Source: MedRxiv Background Effective therapies are urgently needed for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Chloroquine has been proved to have antiviral effect against coronavirus in vitro. In this study, we aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of chloroquine with different doses in COVID-19. Method In this multicenter prospective observational study, we enrolled patients older than 18 […]
Source: NEWS 18 IndiaIndian High Commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria said that India and Canada are cooperating on all fronts amid the coronavirus crisis and added that an Indian shipment of 50 lakh tablets of hydroxychloroquine-HCQ would reach Canada soon. In an interview with News18, Bisaria detailed the efforts taken by the Indian High Commission in […]
Source: The Jerusalem Post Annalisa Chiusolo shows how the drug hydroxychloroquine could make people immune to virus COVID-19 damages the hemoglobin, impairing the ability of red blood cells to transport oxygen throughout the body, compromising the lungs and resulting in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Italian pharmacology scholar Annalisa Chiusolo explained to The Jerusalem Post. If her thesis […]
Source: First Coast News Shapard credits hydroxychloroquine, a drug usually used to treat malaria and lupus, and of course the doctors for his recovery. A Jacksonville man who survived COVID-19 is now donating his plasma with antibodies to try to help current patients. Author: Kailey TracyPublished: 05/02/20 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One month ago, Tommy Shapard was in a […]
Source: MedRxiv This study provides the first in vivo evidence that zinc sulfate in combination with hydroxychloroquine may play a role in therapeutic management for COVID-19. Philip Carlucci, Tania Ahuja, Christopher M Petrilli, Harish Rajagopalan, Simon Jones, Joseph Rahimian Background: COVID-19 has rapidly emerged as a pandemic infection that has caused significant mortality and economic losses. Potential therapies and means of prophylaxis against COVID-19 are urgently […]
Source: India Today As some Western studies found hydroxychloroquine ineffective as a potential Covid-19 therapy, a new Chinese research has reported that the anti-malarial drug brought down mortality rates significantly among critical coronavirus patients. The latest preprint study — which means it’s not yet peer-reviewed — is based on the clinical analysis of 568 Covid-19 […]
Source: CBSNEWS Instanbul — Turkey has the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, with more than 117,000 confirmed infections. More than 3,000 people have died. But the government has a lower fatality rate than the global average estimated by the World Health Organization at over 3%. Turkey’s Ministry of Health says the relatively low death toll is thanks to treatment protocols […]
A must watch clip of Dr Vladimir Zelenko. Here are a few transcribed excerpts: “The biggest crime thats going on now is that there are certain forces that think the American people are morons, that we can not differentiate what truth is and what lies are.” Dr Vladimir Zelenko on media disinformation on hydroxychloroquine “There […]
Source: MDedge | Hematology& Oncology Hydroxychloroquine is currently first-line, and tocilizumab second-line, for people hospitalized with polymerase chain reaction–confirmed COVID-19 in the Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System, which operates hospitals across Connecticut, many of them hard hit by the pandemic. Patients enter the treatment algorithm if they have an oxygen saturation at or below 93% on […]
Source: Times of India WASHINGTON: Several hospitals in the US are using antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 positive patients, a media report has said. MDedge, a medical publication, on Friday reported that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is currently the first-line therapy and Tocilizumab the second-line medication for people hospitalized with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19 infection in the Yale […]
Source: MedRxiv Abstract Importance: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic with no specific drugs and high mortality. The most urgent thing is to find effective treatments. Objective: To determine whether hydroxychloroquine application may be associated with a decreased risk of death in critically ill COVID-19 patients and what is potential mechanism. Design, Setting and […]
Dr. Zelenko, during his interview with Steve Bannon, said his protocol provides a 95% reduction in death, that France used a similar protocol and had an 88% reduction in death.