Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infection

Re:Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infec... by javagram on Saturday June 19, 2021 @09:52PM (#27566346)

Hydroxychloroquine is a good example. Lots of doctors were trying it and thought it seemed to help. Due to the interest in the drug several RCTs of it were performed and it was shown to have no effect on patient recovery or prophylaxis of covid.

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Re:Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infec... by codeflow2202 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @05:16AM (#27568409)

This is just partially true. The studies you mention are on late treatment (and often on very high dosages). The data points to good efficacy for early treatment though. It seems clear that the only use for HCQ is during the viral multiplication phase which is not what the large studies have been looking into (they never look into early treatment for some reason).

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Re:Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infec... by forgingahead on Sunday June 20, 2021 @09:58AM (#27570009)

This isn't true. A recent study showed significant results in using HCQ: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/throat-spray-a...

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