This is what I warned about regarding all the premature hype over #Hydroxychloroquine. @EmmanuelMacron's hype has led to #COVID19 patients in France refusing to be enrolled on randomized clinical trials where they might be randomized to placebo. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/france-s-president-fueling-hype-over-unproven-coronavirus-treatment …
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I'm also going to say right now that I was sent a preprint of study currently undergoing peer review that suggests that, far from being effective,
#Hydroxychloroquine might actually be harmful to some#COVID19 patients, at least critically ill ones. Stay tuned.Show this thread -
And my medical alma mater
@umichmedicine has said it’s seen no evidence that#hydroxychloroquine is effective against#COVID19.https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/chloroquine-ibuprofen-and-beyond-doctors-discuss-latest-treatments-and-treatment-rumors-for …Show this thread -
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It’s a toxic drug. I think most doctors would decline treatment with it in the absence of robust trial data. I certainly would.
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