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Study Shows Hydroxy Chloroquine Is Ineffective Against Covid-19 — So What Now?
Results from a controlled clinical trial from China on the use of hydroxy chloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19 have shown no significant differences in health outcomes between the control group and patients who received the experimental drug.
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Despite Trump's gut feelings, a recently completed clinical trial has shown that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against the COVID-19 virus. This molecule is a less toxic version of the antimalarial drug chloroquine.
A number of new antiviral drugs are under study & some have been used successfully in compassionate use settings with patients in bad shape. One target is the virus' protease enzyme. See Preliminary SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor shows efficacy in mice This enzyme is needed for viral replication & therefore its transmisability & toxicity.
Results from a controlled clinical trial from China on the use of hydroxy chloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19 have shown no significant differences in health outcomes between the control group and patients who received the experimental drug.
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Despite Trump's gut feelings, a recently completed clinical trial has shown that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against the COVID-19 virus. This molecule is a less toxic version of the antimalarial drug chloroquine.
A number of new antiviral drugs are under study & some have been used successfully in compassionate use settings with patients in bad shape. One target is the virus' protease enzyme. See Preliminary SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor shows efficacy in mice This enzyme is needed for viral replication & therefore its transmisability & toxicity.