Quote from: bitserve on Today at 08:20:35 PM

Yes, it is my honest opinion based on available data.

DATA?

But have you read the only paper published about this treatment? Huh

No guys this is pretty incredible Roll Eyes

Quote from: bitserve on Today at 08:20:35 PM

I guess you are also giving your honest opinion

LOL I AM PHARMACIST WORKING ON THIS FIELD! Cheesy

You are not able to see the difference?!?
If your car have a problem you ask information to ... SHOEMAKER?!?
You talk ABOUT DATA and the only work published HAVEN'T ANY DATA OF WHAT HAVE YOU CLAIMED!!!!

Quote from: bitserve on Today at 08:20:35 PM

I would encourage you to improve your research, at least in relation of your strong statement about "having only been tested for people infected and not for profylactic usage" though

Are you able to confirm what are you saying "about profylactic" usage of these substances? If you're not able to provide anything about that and these are based on your OPINIONS (meaningless and worthless opinions since you don't know what we are talking about...) no you can't encourage no one!

Quote from: bitserve on Today at 08:20:35 PM

I do agree with most of them.

It's very strange since FDA has not approved this as an official treatment but as compassionate use... you should be more incisive during FDA meeting since it seems that no one want listen your opinion

Quote from: bitserve on Today at 08:20:35 PM

P.S.: If I were infected... I would like to have hydroxycloroquine treatment given to me AS EARLY as possible if given the choice. But hey, that's just me and until we KNOW BETTER.

LOL Based on DATA that you're imagine, based in a study with a lot of weak points, and based in an explanation that you have not read.

Quote from: bitbollo on March 20, 2020, 06:57:38 PM

This is a small scale trial (25 patients), non blinded and non randomized (it means it can be strongly biased by investigators and you have nothing to compare like "standard of care").
The picture above isn't clear since what they mean by "no treatment"? Who are these patients? how they select these parameters/patients with "no treatment"? (according to clinical trial register - there is no comparator, no placebo, no standard of care, only IMP investigational medical product).
We don't know when these patients received the treatment (we don't know the really health condition of these subjects at screening).
(according to clinical trial register - Women and men with documented respiratory infection with Coronavirus SARS CoV 2)

Despite this product can sound interesting at first sight (like all treatment when we start a clinical trial Cheesy ) I guess is a bit early to claim any real effect, and even it should be evaluated in a large scale with strong scientific criteria (randomization, double blind etc)

(just a note about preprint, they are publishing in a "small" journal, Impact Factor: 4.615 (NEJM Impact factor: 70.67))

Ah I forget... it's totally worthless if some doctor claim this prophylactic usage without any reference and without any data...
Other doctors are not fool or stupid that waste time running trials evaluating medicine in scientific and rigorous method!
Did you have miracle substance? OK PROOF IT or SHUT UP!
FDA and other health authorities have been developed to avoid THESE USELESS CLAIM WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE !