Re:Coronavirus Susceptibility to the Antiviral Remdesivir (G...
by devy on Friday March 13, 2020 @11:16AM
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Here is a paper from clinicians:
"Breakthrough: Chloroquine phosphate has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia in clinical studies."
What China did there was they spent huge effort to find possible cures from existing drugs in the entire drug database known to mankind, herbal medicines included.
Safety is kind of validated because it's known drug, the dosage might be different but I am sure some were tested with high dosages too.
"Breakthrough: Chloroquine phosphate has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia in clinical studies."
What China did there was they spent huge effort to find possible cures from existing drugs in the entire drug database known to mankind, herbal medicines included.
Safety is kind of validated because it's known drug, the dosage might be different but I am sure some were tested with high dosages too.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32074550