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1/19 Trump is pushing a #coronavirus "miracle cure", a drug cocktail of the old malaria drug chloroquine (& its relative hydroxychloroquine) & the antibiotic azithromycin.
But even if it might prove to be an effective treatment, Trump is entirely mishandling this situation.
But even if it might prove to be an effective treatment, Trump is entirely mishandling this situation.
2/ A very small French study first proposed using these drugs to treat the #coronavirus; experts have been wary of the small sample size and anomalies not included in the final results. https://www.vox.com/2020/3/20/21188433/coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine-covid-19-treatment
3/ There are also serious concerns about the safety of these drugs, particularly hydroxychloroquine (also known as Planquil), which has been known to cause cardiac arrhythmia, particularly when taken with azithromycin: https://www.latestly.com/world/hydroxychloroquine-and-azithromycin-shouldnt-be-taken-together-professor-ed-condemns-donald-trumps-drug-recommendations-against-coronavirus-1626062.html
4/ it has also been shown to be quite toxic both to children...
https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/anti-malaria-potential-coronavirus-drug-chloroquine-can-be-lethal-to-children/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons via @nypost
https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/anti-malaria-potential-coronavirus-drug-chloroquine-can-be-lethal-to-children/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons via @nypost
5/ ...and in large doses.
Researchers in Wuhan discovered that doubling a daily dose of the drug could lead to death.
https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/trump-chloroquine/ via @MotherJones
Researchers in Wuhan discovered that doubling a daily dose of the drug could lead to death.
https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/trump-chloroquine/ via @MotherJones
6/ Then there has been the rash of incidents with people buying chloroquine phosphate used for cleaning fish tanks and self-medicating, leading already to some deaths: https://www.axios.com/chloroquine-coronavirus-death-09c91a91-4fe7-472c-9de9-79b890aa8fff.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
7/ Now, keep in mind that many medications that offer effective treatment are also deadly in the wrong dosages or are not meant for everybody. That said, the current run on chloroquine is harming others who currently rely on it: https://www.propublica.org/article/lupus-patients-cant-get-crucial-medication-after-president-trump-pushes-unproven-coronavirus-treatment
8/ Why Hoarding Of Hydroxychloroquine Needs To Stop https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/23/820228658/why-hoarding-of-hydroxychloroquine-needs-to-stop?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/23/820228658/why-hoarding-of-hydroxychloroquine-needs-to-stop?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
9/ Chloroquine is a medication that has seen new life in other usages, a fairly common occurrence. Despite the wonders of chemistry and biology, there are only so many ways organisms can react, and so there is some crossover sometimes for drugs: https://blog.ted.com/9-old-drugs-that-learned-new-tricks-the-head-of-the-national-institutes-of-health-shares-medicines-that-turned-out-to-have-multiple-uses/
10/ Besides malaria, chloroquine has been used to treat lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and Lyme disease, in all cases often required as a regular medication. As noted above, there is now a shortage.
We'll come back to that. http://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethpfeiffer/2020/03/22/one-patient-dodges-a-covid-bullet-is-she-a-harbinger-or-outlier/
We'll come back to that. http://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethpfeiffer/2020/03/22/one-patient-dodges-a-covid-bullet-is-she-a-harbinger-or-outlier/
11/ Azithromycin is an antibiotic, added to the mixture because it is known to be effective against complications from bacterial lung disease and also because it has been shown to be effective in the laboratory against a large number of viruses. https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=229156
12/ Despite chloroquine's dangerous history, and its tendency not to play well with other drugs, some swear it saved their lives in the current epidemic.
Many hospitals have banned it, & even in this story below, you'll note the man's reactions. https://nypost.com/2020/03/22/florida-man-with-coronavirus-says-drug-touted-by-trump-saved-his-life/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Many hospitals have banned it, & even in this story below, you'll note the man's reactions. https://nypost.com/2020/03/22/florida-man-with-coronavirus-says-drug-touted-by-trump-saved-his-life/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
13/ So a small, controversial trial, a few outlier cases, & a history of being dangerous.
Is it possible that, with testing, appropriate levels could be determined for safe treatment, provided it does what is claimed?
Maybe. I'll leave that to the doctors.
Is it possible that, with testing, appropriate levels could be determined for safe treatment, provided it does what is claimed?
Maybe. I'll leave that to the doctors.
14/ Again, as noted above it would be far from the first time an old medication found new life.
Many drugs intended for one issue prove effective at other, sometimes surprising, problems, but the side effects are sometimes not worth it. http://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2019/02/28/repurposing-drugs-offers-a-lifeline-for-rare-disease-patients/
Many drugs intended for one issue prove effective at other, sometimes surprising, problems, but the side effects are sometimes not worth it. http://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2019/02/28/repurposing-drugs-offers-a-lifeline-for-rare-disease-patients/
15/ But there's a bigger underlying problem here.
ANY effective drug therapy is only one part of full treatment. You also need a strong, coordinated program, supplies, and enough of the drugs.
Controlling the spread is the first major step...
ANY effective drug therapy is only one part of full treatment. You also need a strong, coordinated program, supplies, and enough of the drugs.
Controlling the spread is the first major step...
16/ ...and in his impatience to rescue his precious mon- er, economy, Trump is already preparing to rollback #SocialDistancing and lockdown measures that were never fully implemented to begin with. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-23/trump-weighs-easing-stay-at-home-advice-to-curb-economic-rout via @bpolitics
17/ This is why we talk about the need to #FlattenTheCuve.
With uncontrolled spread and a severe lack in facilities & equipment, hospitals become too overwhelmed to help patients survive long enough to get life-saving treatments.
With uncontrolled spread and a severe lack in facilities & equipment, hospitals become too overwhelmed to help patients survive long enough to get life-saving treatments.
18/ And even if Trump's miracle mixture does turn out to work, if we don't have enough of it due to severe demands and lack of production, thousands or even millions can still die purely from lack of the cure itself.
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A pandemic like this is EXACTLY the sort of major disaster big government was designed to tackle.
No one state, company, or person can take this on.
But one man could activate the forces our nation needs to do so.
And every day Trump stalls, more of us die by his hand.
A pandemic like this is EXACTLY the sort of major disaster big government was designed to tackle.
No one state, company, or person can take this on.
But one man could activate the forces our nation needs to do so.
And every day Trump stalls, more of us die by his hand.
Experts: Trumpâs Touting of an Untested âGame Changerâ Coronavirus Drug Is Dangerous https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/trumps-touting-of-an-untested-coronavirus-drug-is-dangerous?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=vanity-fair&utm_social-type=earned via @VanityFair
Republican Billionaireâs Group Pushes Unproven COVID-19 Treatment Trump Promoted
A nonprofit started by Home Depot's billionaire co-founder says plants are ready to produce the drug but for âred tape.â Experts caution itâs unproven & possibly dangerous. https://www.propublica.org/article/republican-billionaire-group-pushes-unproven-covid-19-treatment-trump-promoted
A nonprofit started by Home Depot's billionaire co-founder says plants are ready to produce the drug but for âred tape.â Experts caution itâs unproven & possibly dangerous. https://www.propublica.org/article/republican-billionaire-group-pushes-unproven-covid-19-treatment-trump-promoted
Giuliani, a familiar voice in Trumpâs ear, promotes experimental coronavirus treatments https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/giuliani-a-familiar-voice-in-trumps-ear-promotes-experimental-coronavirus-treatments/2020/04/05/d4b3b56a-7438-11ea-
1/3 2018: Novartis Now Is Subject to Michael Cohen-Related Probes on 2 Continents https://www.thestreet.com/politics/novartis-now-subject-to-a-pair-of-michael-cohen-probes-14588877
2/3 2019: For Novartis, the Michael Cohen affair just wonât stay dead https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/27/michael-cohen-hearing-novartis/ via @statnews
2/3 Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine
Trump's advocacy of the anti-malarial drug has created tensions in his administration, and fears among doctors that it could unnecessarily expose patients to risks. https://nyti.ms/2JGFEcj
Trump's advocacy of the anti-malarial drug has created tensions in his administration, and fears among doctors that it could unnecessarily expose patients to risks. https://nyti.ms/2JGFEcj
3/3 Exclusive: Pressed by Trump, U.S. pushed unproven coronavirus treatment guidance https://reut.rs/2UZ4R76
2/2 Inside the epic White House fight over hydroxychloroquine https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine-white-house-01306286-0bbc-4042-9bfe-890413c6220d.html
Multiple sources say there was a heated. one-sided disagreement in the Situation Room this weekend as top Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro feuded with Dr. Fauci & other officials over hydroxychloroquine's unproven effectiveness to treat coronavirus. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/05/politics/white-house-malaria-drug-hydroxychloroquine-disagreement/index.html
1/3 The more we learn about #Novartis and #Hydroxychloroquine and their ties to Michael Cohen, Jared Kushner, and Trump himself, the more this seems like some bizarre, elaborate con like the one in mentioned in Max Brooks' World War Z. https://twitter.com/DrDinD/status/1246878221146046464
3/3 Trump snaps at CNN reporter asking Dr. Fauci about experimental coronavirus drug - https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/watch-trump-snaps-at-cnn-reporter-asking-dr-fauci-about-experimental-coronavirus-drug/
Good gods, common is an understatement. Metformin is THE drug that most people with Type 2 Diabetes start on! I am on it! I know at least a dozen people in my immediate orbit who are on it! http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/04/05/researchers-warn-that-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump-may-be-toxic-when-combined-with-diabetes-drug/
1/2 And here is the key piece of information we were all waiting for: Trump himself is invested in Sanofi, the French drugmaker that makes Plaquenil, the brand-name version of hydroxychloroquine. https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1247356203916595202
2/2 While Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged caution in using hydroxychloroquine, some doctors are prescribing it to patients who have the virus despite the fact it has never been tested for it. https://nyti.ms/3aQOpwi
Remember, by the by, that that initial small trial was from France, and if Trump can convince the world that this is a cure, even if America doesn't buy from Sanofi, other countries will.
It's always about the money.
It's always about the money.
Trump Has âFinancial Interestâ in Hydroxychloroquine Manufacturer: NYT
Yup, these were my words when I found out also (and probably a lot of ours): "THERE IT IS".
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reportedly-has-financial-interest-in-hydroxychloroquine-manufacturer?source=twitter&via=desktop via @thedailybeast
Yup, these were my words when I found out also (and probably a lot of ours): "THERE IT IS".
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reportedly-has-financial-interest-in-hydroxychloroquine-manufacturer?source=twitter&via=desktop via @thedailybeast
