Studies show that hydroxychloroquinone- not chloroquine or chloroquine phosphate - is what's effective. It has less side effects if not used for a long period o

Studies show that hydroxychloroquinone- not chloroquine or chloroquine phosphate - is what's effective. It has less side effects if not used for a long period of time (>5 years, then serious liver and retinal damage can occur). Plaquenil, the brand, is 100% hydroxychloroquine (possibly hydroxychloroquinone sulfate, I'd have to check), which requires perfect dosing per patient, usually around 500mg/day for a typical adult. With the generic hydroxychloroquinone, there are fillers, so taking 600mg might be better off, but don't quote me. The problem is that hydroxyc. can have major interactions with antibiotics (which interests me, since Azithromycin is recommended in conjunction - perhaps its referring to Flouroquonines which are very dangerous to cartilage anyway by themselves (Levaquin,Cipro,etc.). Also, seizure meds psychiatric meds, acetaminophen, and blood pressure medicines can cause interactions. Hydroxychloroquinone can actually help with weight loss and lowering glucose levels. I think this sounds promising - not as a treatment per se, nor a vaccine, but a prophylactic at the first sign of symptoms. I suspect adding zinc might be helpful, but that's just my idea for clearing up infections sooner. I think the Azithromycin may be used to address any bacterial side effects to which the hydroxychloroquinone may leave the immune system more susceptible, such as eye problems and strep. Another reason I think early use of zinc may help. Anyway, this is interesting stuff. And it's so cheap - since it's already a generic, no "lawyer" can patent this to make money. I think they're just trying to find the treatment, and I'm grateful it's not big pharma!