Stella Immanuel Highest U.S. Prescriber of Ivermectin and HCQ
(MedPage Today) -- Stella Immanuel, MD, was the nation's top prescriber of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin over the past 2 years, a MedPage Today analysis of prescription data has found.
In 2021, Immanuel wrote just over 69,000 prescriptions... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 2, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Dead Patient Sues America's Frontline Doctors Over HCQ; Pair Accused of Bilking Doc
(MedPage Today) -- A Nevada patient who died after taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is suing America's Frontline Doctors and the physician who prescribed him the medication. The estate of Jeremy Parker accused the organization and the doctor, Medina... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Best Estimates Made for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Risk Best Estimates Made for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Risk
Hydroxychloroquine dosing and retinopathy risk have long been a concern with its use. A new, comprehensive study finds that retinopathy diagnosis with cumulative dosing is actually low.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - January 17, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Risk for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy 8.6 Percent at 15 Years
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 -- The overall risk for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy is 8.6 percent after 15 years, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Ronald B. Melles, M.D., from Kaiser Permanente Northern... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Addition of Immunomodulators Cuts Vascular Inflammation in RA
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 -- For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the addition of a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor (TNFi) or addition of sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine (triple therapy) to methotrexate results in clinically important... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
ACR: Low-Dose Hydroxychloroquine Tied to More Hospitalizations for Lupus Flares
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 -- Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are treated with lower doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have an increased risk for hospitalizations for SLE flares, according to a study presented at the annual meeting... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 18, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HCQ Doesn't Prevent or Delay Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis HCQ Doesn't Prevent or Delay Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
A randomized clinical trial found that hydroxychloroquine was no more effective than placebo at preventing or delaying onset of rheumatoid arthritis.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
HCQ in Lupus: No Heart Worries With Higher Doses
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who received higher than normal doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to control their disease did not experience increased rates of serious cardiovascular events, researchers found... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 9, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
In Brazil ’s presidential race, the stakes for science and the environment are huge
Brazil’s presidential race is much closer than the polls predicted—and scientists are fretting. Many fear that another term for President Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing former army captain who frequently attacked science, would bring irreversible damage to science, education, the environment—and even to Brazilian democracy itself. Bolsonaro has cast doubts on the Brazilian voting system and signaled he will not recognize the results if he loses.
His rival, leftist former President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, comes with his own baggage: He was convicted on corruption charges in 2018 and spent 18 months in ...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study Reassures on HCQ Heart Risks in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(MedPage Today) -- Among U.S. veterans receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as long-term therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, development of long QT syndrome was rare and not markedly more common compared with similar patients treated with other agents... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - September 2, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
House oversight subcommittee report says Trump officials had pressure campaign on hydroxychloroquine, other FDA issues
Trump administration officials had a "crusade against (the US Food and Drug Administration that) resulted in damaging consequences for the coronavirus response," the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, led by Democrats, said in a report released Wednesday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA
A special House panel looking into the government's coronavirus response says the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing the drug hydroxychloroquine that had been discredited as a COVID-19 treatment (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Delaware Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Hydroxychloroquine and Other Prescription Drugs
FDA OCI, Jose Torres, Shelbyville, Delaware, guilty plea, conspiracy, unlicensed, wholesale, distribution, prescription, drugs, Rx, hydroxychloroquine, Covid-19, pandemic, markup, significant, fear, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - August 19, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Vladimir Zelenko, 48, Dies; Promoted an Unfounded Covid Treatment
A self-described “simple country doctor,” he won national attention in 2020 when the White House embraced his hydroxychloroquine regimen. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Clay Risen Tags: Zelenko, Vladimir Deaths (Obituaries) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Hydroxychloroquine (Drug) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Research Trump, Donald J Kiryas Joel (NY) Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
HCQ for RA: Not a Great Idea?
(MedPage Today) -- Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) appeared less safe from a cardiovascular standpoint than methotrexate in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), analysis of Medicare data indicated.
Among RA patients 65 and older with a history... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - June 28, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
