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Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by kevinsundar on Monday March 23, 2020 @03:47PM (#22667966)
As I understand it, this drug is used daily by people with conditions such as lupus so there’s some knowledge about long term effects at a given dosage.
Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by enraged_camel on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:23PM (#22668916)
Yes, but only when treating lupus!
Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by dmix on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:29PM (#22668985)
The dosage rates are about the same as other use-cases and within safe boundaries.

Toxicity is typically tied to dosage rates or drug interactions. The bigger concern from the french study was the additional use of Azithromycin which is more dangerous/toxic. The dosage rates and toxicity of HCQ by itself is well known.

The other big risk is panicky people ignoring the recommended guidelines. Fortunately in the US (and Canada) both drugs require a prescription where both a doctor and pharmacist will provide this information, and it will be printed on the pillcase. What's more worrying is people buying it in countries where it's over the counter then not reading the side of the box and taking far too much (or worse reading the correct dose and thinking 2x the drug = 2x more effective or some nonsense).

Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by throwaway5466 on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:38PM (#22669083)
It's (used to be?) a prophylactic for malaria. Literally billions of people took it. I did it myself when I was living in malarial areas. It does have secondary effect but they're very well-known and for most people the only ill effect is that it tastes incredibly foul.