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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by ridgeguy on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:05AM (#22601870)
The paper says clinical tests used both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. In discussing the results, they don't seem to differentiate between the two, unless I missed it.
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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by drewmol on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:19AM (#22601954)
"The pharmacological activity of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine was tested using SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells."

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid...

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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by forkexec on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:11AM (#22601919)
When administering chloroquine, the hydroxy- form is a very long-lasting metabolite.
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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by M_bara on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:46AM (#22602966)
Yes. I think the half-life is ~ 1-2 months
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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by mirimir on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:07AM (#22601885)
Damn, another hydroxychloroquine user here.

Maybe that'd ameliorate the <70 factor.

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