Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial
by dmix on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:29PM
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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).
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).