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That's what a lot of people are saying. I do here that some people arent able to get their Lupus meds though, so that's a minus to that equation.
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Exactly, Risk/Benefit also includes potential for Effectiveness of Use as well as Adverse Events. Currently there's no data to show its more effective than any other or placebo tx. There IS a Patient base that needs access to the ER for Diseases with High Quality Research.
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I think that depends not just on the likelihood of a risk or a benefit but also how significant each of those are - whether we are talking about a 1% risk of going blind or 1% risk of feeling nauseated, for example. 1/n
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I think this is especially important when considering giving these meds to someone who is not severely or critically ill and may not ever become so, with or without the meds. 2/n
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Or provided as a Preventative.
Without data that clearly showing effectiveness for that use.
Risk benefit has to also include "Doesn't work"
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This is used to justify all kinds of pseudoscientific quack treatments based on them having essentially zero risk, so any possible benefit however small or unlikely is thought to outweigh the risks and be worth a go.
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Rather like the Vitamin C Gummy as a
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To be clear, I think these quack treatments can have risks such as displacing real treatments, but that e.g. giving someone a homeopathic remedy is just giving them water so it’s harmless in that sense.
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What if you have 1% chance of negative effect, and 0% chance of a benefit - or equal to placebo? Because the HCQ+AZT papers are just a collection of anecdotal evidences. Two anecdotes don't make one proof.
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But patients with conditions that are KNOWN to benefit are now having trouble obtaining it. Without expanded supply, using it as a shot in the dark seems like a poor use of a finite resource.
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I agree. I'm not sure how rare it is though. Anyone know? https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/03/29/24-million-doses-of-chloroquine-donated-to-greek-hospitals/ …
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