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An anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has some very serious side effects. It is being promoted so loudly that I fear people will start taking it at their own. It may be effective but lets keep an eye on its side effects as well #COVIDー19 #COVID2019 #Pakistan
Remember HCQ is only beneficial if given by Dr. Its dosage matters and it varies with disease progression. Taking this drug in wrong dosage will likely lead to death. I will keep on extending this thread & will highlight what is happening around the wrt HCQ.
@biorxivpreprint published a study that showed serious risk of death in mice when HCQ is taken with anti-diabetic drug metformin. @NIH_Pakistan. Patients with diabetics taking metformin are at huge risk. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.31.018556v1
France, on Wednesday announced that it had stopped an experimental treatment for the coronavirus using HCQ on some patients due to a "major risk" to cardiac health. https://www.newsweek.com/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-france-heart-cardiac-1496810
Many Swedish hospitals have stopped a treatment involving HCQ due to side effects as cramps, loss of peripheral vision & heart-related issues. https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200407/side-effects-halt-use-of-chloroquine-vs-covid-19
Dr. Megan L. Ranney, an emergency physician at Brown University told @nytimes this week regarding side effects of HCQ and said 'People certainly have something to lose by taking it indiscriminately'. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus.html
