I do medical management in a psych hospital, no confirmed covid in my facility. Most promising drugs at this point is hydroxychloroquine + azithromycin combo. Small, and I mean small (N=30) French study had all patients in hydroxychloroquine + azithromycin coMbo testing negative by day 5. 0%! Hydroxychloroquine alone got them down to 45% by day5.
Expect a major shortage though, assholes already hoarding them. Have already heard several cases of physicians prescribing hundreds of pills for family and to patients “Incase” they get it. So unethical and inconsiderate. There was already a hydroxychloroquine shortage prior to all this.....
President really shouldn’t have talked about these drugs on TV. The folks that need to know already know they are our current best hope. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been promoted by the Chinese for some time now.
I think other drug combos are probably more effective than we realize as well. Kaletra trials not doing well but they are waiting until people are on deaths door to give. These drugs need to be given early to be effective instead of waiting until they are max viral load, vented and proned. Again, it’s a supply issue so they are trying to only give these drugs to critically ill patients. It’s a shame we don’t have more hydroxychloroquine and plenty of azithromycin. I wouldn’t call it a cure but it’s appearing to be close to it, if given early in the process.
