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COVID-19 is obviously very scary and I fully understand why we'd want to lessen some restrictions to allow novel treatments to be tried. But as bad as things ar
by bearcobra 7y ago
COVID-19 is obviously very scary and I fully understand why we'd want to lessen some restrictions to allow novel treatments to be tried. But as bad as things are, I think people underestimate how much worse they could be if aren't careful when easing those restrictions. There seems to be a mentality that people are going to die anyway so we should be trying anything. That seems to underestimate the potential to make things worse, not just in terms of deaths but also in terms of quality of life for patients.
- dionian 7y agoThis is why FDA is not recommending it as a treatment for everyone, only off-label.
- 0xff00ffee 7y agoHere's some clarification I googled because I was a little confused by your comment: TL;DR - The FDA only approved it for emergency investigation, not treatment. (as of 2020-03-31): https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/03/30/fda-approves-anti-malarial-drugs-chloroquine-and-hydroxychloroquine-for-emergency-coronavirus-treatment/#3d0c01045e5d https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/03/30/fda-ap...