Dr. Christine Eady MannVerified account

This tweet from the President is false. I cannot believe we are at a place where we have to debunk the President regularly to save lives— The Texas State Board of Pharmacy had an emergency meeting March 20 at 4pm to issue orders. The emergency order reads as follows:https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241367239900778501 …

I have first hand knowledge of Doctors who believe in this drug combo and are taking it because they have COVID symptoms. They disagree with Fauci even though they respect him. The drug is well known and safe. This is one of the only times I will say Trump has a point

Example: ACE inhibitors and ARBs are safe for diabetes and high blood pressure. A small study published in Lancet hypothesizes that these drugs may increase the risk of death from COVID-19, which binds to ACE2 receptors. More studies are needed.

Big difference. As a #T1D who is on an ACE I read a summary by Dr. Wu and decided to make a simple switch off the ACE, if I get positive COVID-19 I want all odds in my favor. I'm not sure I would take a drug that is not proven to fight the virus though.

If it was an unproven drug I could see the point better but this is like an 80 year old drug or something like that?

It doesn’t matter. It hasn’t been tested in these specific people—people with COVID-19, so nobody knows how it might affect them. Not all drugs are safe for all diseases. Also, a drug might be effective in some people with COVID-19 but not in others. Trump was irresponsible.