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Paracetamol is probably the most dangerous over the counter medicine available, and might not be approved in this way if it were in the process now. This is rea

Paracetamol is probably the most dangerous over the counter medicine available, and might not be approved in this way if it were in the process now. This is really the exception, it's the poster child for dangerous, but still widely available medication.

dmix 7y ago
Fortunately unlike Tylneol, Hydroxychloroquine requires a prescription in the US. In an effort to limit shortages multiple states are already making the criteria for prescription even more limited (anyone who prescribed it for COVID-19 was already making an off-label prescription): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pharmacies/states-work-to-limit-prescriptions-of-potential-coronavirus-drugs-idUSKBN2190XC https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ph... Also of note, the couple took `chloroquine phosphate` not `hydroxychloroquine` which was what the government just fast-tracked and is apparently a 3x more effective treatment than the former. According to Wikipedia, HCQ is used for people sensitive to Chloroquine-phospate: > Specifically it is used for chloroquine-sensitive malaria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine We don't yet know if the person in the article was prescribed it or even had any symptoms/prior medical history.
- robocat 7y ago
  > HCQ is used for people sensitive to Chloroquine-phospate: > Specifically it is used for chloroquine-sensitive malaria HCQ is used for Malaria that is chloroquine sensitive, not people. Well that’s how I read it. Looks like it was patented in 2005, which might also help explain why it became more common? But I”m totally guessing that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Aminoquinoline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Aminoquinoline
  - dmix 7y ago
    > Malaria that is chloroquine sensitive, not people Yep there's some chloroquine phosphate resistant malaria (Plasmodium) that hydroxychloroquine still works for. It also works for the other non-resistant ones making it a good first option, more here: https://www.drugs.com/monograph/hydroxychloroquine-sulfate.html https://www.drugs.com/monograph/hydroxychloroquine-sulfate.h... There's no current patent on either drugs. But as I said, data was showing HCQ was 3x more effective, which was why the new studies are focusing on that...

dmix 7y ago

Fortunately unlike Tylneol, Hydroxychloroquine requires a prescription in the US. In an effort to limit shortages multiple states are already making the criteria for prescription even more limited (anyone who prescribed it for COVID-19 was already making an off-label prescription): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pharmacies/states-work-to-limit-prescriptions-of-potential-coronavirus-drugs-idUSKBN2190XC https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ph... Also of note, the couple took `chloroquine phosphate` not `hydroxychloroquine` which was what the government just fast-tracked and is apparently a 3x more effective treatment than the former. According to Wikipedia, HCQ is used for people sensitive to Chloroquine-phospate: > Specifically it is used for chloroquine-sensitive malaria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine We don't yet know if the person in the article was prescribed it or even had any symptoms/prior medical history.

robocat 7y ago
> HCQ is used for people sensitive to Chloroquine-phospate: > Specifically it is used for chloroquine-sensitive malaria HCQ is used for Malaria that is chloroquine sensitive, not people. Well that’s how I read it. Looks like it was patented in 2005, which might also help explain why it became more common? But I”m totally guessing that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Aminoquinoline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Aminoquinoline
- dmix 7y ago
  > Malaria that is chloroquine sensitive, not people Yep there's some chloroquine phosphate resistant malaria (Plasmodium) that hydroxychloroquine still works for. It also works for the other non-resistant ones making it a good first option, more here: https://www.drugs.com/monograph/hydroxychloroquine-sulfate.html https://www.drugs.com/monograph/hydroxychloroquine-sulfate.h... There's no current patent on either drugs. But as I said, data was showing HCQ was 3x more effective, which was why the new studies are focusing on that...