The drug promoted by the President of the United States has not helped covid-19 patients but it has caused harm.
- INGRID SILVA
- 05/22/2020
- 12:08 hrs.
During the pandemic of covid-19 various medications have been suggested and even proven to treat the disease, an example of the above is the hydroxychloroquine, medicine that the President of the United States, Donald trump has promoted, despite the warning of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The president said he has started taking the drug once a day.
It was on May 18 when Trump revealed that he was taking the antimalarial drug to prevent infection caused by the new coronavirus. Hydroxychloroquine isa drug that has shown little efficacy, but has different dangerous side effects.
The President has said:
“Hydroxychloroquine is used by thousands upon thousands of front-line workers, so it is to be hoped that they will not contract this horrible disease or whatever they want to call it.”
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–However, the above has little scientific support despite the president’s statements and that some people may take it as a preventive measure.
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What are the side effects of hydroxychloroquine?
Hydroxychloroquine is ingested orally and is usually found under the brand name Axemal, Dolquine, Plaquenil, Ilinol and Quensyl, and studies to verify its effectiveness against the coronavirus are currently ongoing. To acquire hydroxychloroquine, a prescription is required and it is also used to treat autoimmune diseases such as:
Lupus
Rheumatoid arthritis.
One of the reasons the drug is believed to be effective is a study published in the journal Nature which states that the drug would prevent the coronavirus from invading cells, making it impossible for the virus causing the virus to replicate covid.
While some doctors in France and China have said that hydroxychloroquine, combined with the antibiotic azithromycin, seems to improve the symptoms of the disease, however, it has not been proven and studies on it have been small and the selection of control groups doubtful. .
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The dangerous medicine against covid that Trump takes …
In this regard, a new study published in The Lancet shows that the drug promoted by the President of the United States has not helped patients with covid-19 but it has caused damage.
To find the above, the case records of 15 thousand patients who received the drugs against malaria, hydroxychloroquine, and chloroquine were included. Records of 81 thousand people who did not take the medications were also included.
According to the study, side effects can be fatal, including:
– abnormal heart rhythms
– Increased risk of death.
The Fda adds about it:
“These adverse events were reported in patients in hospital settings and in outpatients to treat or prevent covid-19, and included QT interval prolongation, tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation, and in some cases death. We continue to investigate these risks of safety in patients with covid-19 and we will communicate to the public when more information becomes available. “
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The Fda He has also said in a statement that the drug should only be taken by patients with the virus in clinical trials or in hospitals where they could be monitored for the probability of developing heart problems.
The studies of the hydroxychloroquine They conclude so far that further research is needed and clinical trials continue worldwide. So far there is no treatment or vaccine against covid-19 and medications that have been tested or approved are focused on treating symptoms. Always consult a specialist or official sources of information.
Don’t risk it!
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