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Re:Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in h... by tptacek on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @06:01PM (#22883611)
For pre-symptomatic C19 patients, we're already doing a large-scale natural experiment, because HCQ is part of widespread protocols for common ailments like RA, and the dosages those patients get are comparable. As I understand it: we're admitting lots of RA patients with C19; there doesn't seem to be a huge effect with early dosages either?
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Re:Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in h... by jamesblonde on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @06:16PM (#22883752)
Yeah, it's pretty clear there isn't a huge effect. But there may still be a big enough effect to move the needle. I have no knowledge of the RA/Lupus subgroup, so any anecdotes to share are welcome!
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Re:Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in h... by Gibbon1 on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @06:04PM (#22883646)
Problem with that is people with RA and Lupus are typically hyper careful about their health and most likely to be serious about self isolating.
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Re:Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in h... by tptacek on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @06:17PM (#22883755)
I'll track down the source I read this from, but my claim was specifically that we are hospitalizing people with RA on HCQ already. So that doesn't really respond to what I said.
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