Chloroquine, past and present

Re:Chloroquine, past and present by jki275 on Friday March 20, 2020 @03:07PM (#22640551)

To be fair, I don't think that he's saying it should be banned -- he's saying that we need a lot more testing before claiming this is a cure based on one study with a tiny number of participants. His statement is accurate.

And the quinine derivatives have some very subtle neurological effects that last a lifetime. Suicidal ideations -- for life and incurable -- are a well known side effect of mefloquine at least. Maybe this one doesn't have those effects, I don't know -- but there's a really good argument to do a lot of testing before taking this in any other than an in-extremis situation.

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Re:Chloroquine, past and present by Munky-Necan on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:28AM (#22644730)

Bingo, we need nonbiased blinded drug trials otherwise the data could be seriously flawed. There's drug trials for reasons, and even in this pandemic we should respect the rationale for why we established those trials.

Also, I'm finding that this forum is full of incredibly intelligent individuals who demonstrate the a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. It amazes me how often y'all will talk about medicine like you're experts but miss fundamental concepts. May points, like the other poster, sound awesome to lay people, but under the scrutiny of any medical professional would be laughed at.

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Re:Chloroquine, past and present by jki275 on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:02PM (#22665280)

Dunning-Kruger is a thing unfortunately.

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