Hydroxychloroquine, update...AGAIN?
...Few had heard of this publicly obscure, but often used, anti parasitic/anti arthritis agent, until President Trump tweeted he was giving it a try, on doctors' advice, as a prophylactic medicine. The Syndrome was immediately activated for the usual wonks, pols and pundits. And as with Stormy Daniels, and the rest of the three unsuccessful fake news witch hunts, VERY fake, we saw almost nothing else in the media. Till the next ruse was cast upon him, by the TD-HD Syndrome victims.This drug is approved for on label use, as above, by our FDA. As with most medications/instruments/procedures, practitioners are allowed to use it "off label", for many other indications, if it has been used on many patients, its side effect profile is well documented and easily managed, and it's been around since the good Lord made dirt. Of course, the prescribing nurse or physician must have reasonable evidence that it might help and not harm a given patient. And the practitioner must have a great group of billing/collections staff, to get the shameless remuneration, so as to make payments on those second homes and sports vehicles. And hottie tarts. But here I go again.
I've blogged on the real but avoidable side effects.
Now then, plenty of physicians support this restricted use of the medicine, including prominent Epididimises at Yale Juniorversity.
So, we hear the tale of US medical doctor Simone Gold, MD, who also holds another doctorate, in the Law, so she's no chump. Two valid doctoral degrees, must be nice.
She had a web site supporting the use of this drug, which largely only included the many supportive scientific papers, and other publications. In true leftie fascist form, some liberal social media sites yanked her away.
Similarly, in true second amendment form, at least eight US governators prohibited the state licensed practitioners from using the drug. Apparently the first time an approved agent was so banned.
Now, after the immediate backlash, from medical boards, clued doctors, patients who may have been helped by the medicine, and many others,--- one governor's retracted his ban. The other leftie never Trumpers are expected to soon do the same.
Gets expensive practicing medicine without the license. But the Syndrome is powerful. What?
OH yeah, there are no media\Democrat pol biases.
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When we put ourselves in the positions of clinicians treating potentially fatal, and novel, and viral illnesses, caring practitioners hear of a few life saving results, and begin thinking, of possibly being useful to very ill patients, especially when these might be quickly circling the drain, VERY quickly.
Finally, States Are Retracting Hydroxychloroquine Bans
In an abrupt about-face, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and governor of Minnesota have recently retracted their decisions to ban the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients. As the saying goes, it’s better late than never.
For mostly political reasons, hydroxychloroquine has become a highly controversial drug.