Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine may not be free of important risks in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 infections
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - March 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Treating COVID pre and post intubation
Anecdotally it seems like we have two categories of treatments.
1. Hydroxychloroquine +/- azithromycin.
2. Xeljanz/Anakinra/Tocilizumab.
The first category is treating the virus and superimposed bacteria. The second category is treating the cytokine storm and quite useful for when the patient is in ARDS. I think it's a reasonable school of thought that the first category should be used early (outpatients and early inpatient) and the second category should be the primary treatment modality...
Treating COVID pre and post intubation (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MedicineZ0Z Tags: Critical Care Source Type: forums
Plaquenil for corona?
I'm hearing reports that Plaquenil with antibiotic help with treating coronavirus? Correct me if i'm wrong... but... what? lol we are using anti-malarial/RA and anti-bacterial drugs to treat viral infections now?
In Vitro Antiviral Activity and Projection of Optimized Dosing Design of Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ... - PubMed - NCBI (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 20, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: VictorOfHungerGames Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
