France bans Hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment

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France bans hydroxychloroquine - the drug Donald Trump has been taking - as a treatment for Covid-19 patients

• France has revoked a decree allowing hydroxy to be used as a COVID treatment
• Comes after health minister ordered a review in to the unproven medication
• Large studies have shown it actually increases death rates among patients
• Donald Trump previously claimed to be taking the drug to prevent the disease

France has cancelled a decree allowing hydroxychloroquine to be used as a treatment for coronavirus after studies showed it increased death rates in patients.

It comes after Donald Trump claimed to have been taking the drug to prevent the disease, despite concerns over the health risks.

France's health minister Olivier Véran ordered a review of trials using the drug at the weekend after a study in The Lancet showed the drug was not effective at fighting the disease, causes irregular heartbeats, and increased the risk of dying.

French doctors were told to stop using the drug outside of trials on Tuesday, shortly before its use was suspended even within trials.

Now, the country has formally withdrawn a decree allowing its use on coronavirus patients in any setting.

Trump said last week that he had been taking hydroxy for around a fortnight after having a conversation about the risks with his doctor.

On Wednesday he said he would finish taking the medication in 'a couple of days'.

He is not the only world leader to have touted the medication.

On Wednesday the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, revealed he is taking the drug and claimed 'most' world leaders are also using it as a preventative measure.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is now presiding over one of the world's most severe coronavirus outbreaks, has also promoted hydroxy as a treatment.

Bolsonaro said last week that the country's interim health minister would publish new guidelines recommending the drug as a treatment despite the risks.

It comes after the former health minister, Dr Nelson Teich, resigned from the post after warning against the move.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ychloroquine-treatment-Covid-19-patients.html

 

[Beast]

US don't care about lives. Lies and repeat lies continue.

 

[BHAN85]

Bolsonaro and Trump are good presidents, not good doctors.
We should do what they do, not what they say.

They often say BS, but their actions are right.

US don't care about lives. Lies and repeat lies continue.

At least they dont mock about dead victims.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...response-in-lego-like-animation-idUSKBN22E0C4

 

[Beast]

Bolsonaro and Trump are good presidents, not good doctors.
We should do what they do, not what they say.

They often say BS, but their actions are right.



At least they dont mock about dead victims.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...response-in-lego-like-animation-idUSKBN22E0C4

Stop your smearing, the animation talks about slow stupid US response that cost lives and not the victim. If by your theory. US are also mocking Chinese death by claiming Chinese virus?

 

[dbc]

US don't care about lives. Lies and repeat lies continue.

It was China that first attested to the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in treating patients in Wuhan.
Did China lie?


Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have confirmed that Chloroquine Phosphate, an antimalarial drug, has a certain curative effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.

The experts have "unanimously" suggested the drug be included in the next version of the treatment guidelines and applied in wider clinical trials as soon as possible, Sun Yanrong, deputy head of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), said at a press conference.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/17/c_138792545.htm

 

[Beast]

It was China that first attested to the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in treating patients in Wuhan.
Did China lie?


Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have confirmed that Chloroquine Phosphate, an antimalarial drug, has a certain curative effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.

The experts have "unanimously" suggested the drug be included in the next version of the treatment guidelines and applied in wider clinical trials as soon as possible, Sun Yanrong, deputy head of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), said at a press conference.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/17/c_138792545.htm

Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have confirmed that Chloroquine Phosphate, an antimalarial drug, has a certain curative effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.


The Chinese only claimed it's has certain effect, therefore meaning very limited impact and on some cases only. While Trump take this as some universal healer which can cure all or most covid-19.

Later, we clarify our position again and why Trump never follow again?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ws...cast-doubt-on-chloroquine-as-cure-11586448660

Talking about lie....

Once again has proved. American lie , cheated and steal. Straight from your official pompeo.

 

[dbc]

Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have confirmed that Chloroquine Phosphate, an antimalarial drug, has a certain curative effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.


The Chinese only claimed it's has certain effect, therefore meaning very limited impact and on some cases only. While Trump take this as some universal healer which can cure all or most covid-19.

Later, we clarify our position again and why Trump never follow again?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ws...cast-doubt-on-chloroquine-as-cure-11586448660

Talking about lie....

Once again has proved. American lie , cheated and steal. Straight from your official pompeo.

nah! just proves you are here for point scoring.

 

[QWECXZ]

nah! just proves you are here for point scoring.

The Chinese suggested a lot of other things too, like favipravir and even Chinese herbal medicine. But for some reason your president decided to stick to only one of those suggested drugs.

What happened to remdesivir? I remember almost everyday in February I read a new article about its wonderful results in treating covid-19. Are the US doctors satisfied with its promising results?

 

[dbc]

The Chinese suggested a lot of other things too, like favipravir and even Chinese herbal medicine. But for some reason your president decided to stick to only one of those suggested drugs.

What happened to remdesivir? I remember almost everyday in February I read a new article about its wonderful results in treating covid-19. Are the US doctors satisfied with its promising results?

Remdesivir is still being used in US,France,UK,Germany, Singapore, S Korea...among other countries around the world.

Trump latched on to Hydroxy because it was cheap readily available and promised to be a magic bullet.


https://www.france24.com/en/20200430-remdesivir-the-covid-19-drug-helping-patients-recover-faster

 

[Beast]

Remdesivir is still being used in US,France,UK,Germany, Singapore, S Korea...among other countries around the world.

Trump latched on to Hydroxy because it was cheap readily available and promised to be a magic bullet.


https://www.france24.com/en/20200430-remdesivir-the-covid-19-drug-helping-patients-recover-faster

So it's not a problem of China but Trump.

 

[dbc]

So it's not a problem of China but Trump.

I didn’t say it wasn’t, but the Chinese are the first to go on record and validate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in February 2020. Well the Chinese also attested to the efficacy of bear bile

so I will just chalk it down to Chinese incompetence rather than a deliberate act of malfeasance.

 

[Beast]

I didn’t say it wasn’t, but the Chinese are the first to go on record and validate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in February 2020. Well the Chinese also attested to the efficacy of bear bile

so I will just chalk it down to Chinese incompetence rather than a deliberate act of malfeasance.

How selective u are. The Chinese claim it's effective for certain case but later result show it's effective is questionable. When you American trump treat it as antidote for all covid-19. And now u blame China.

No wonder, pompeo will claim American steal, cheat and lie.

 

[QWECXZ]

Remdesivir is still being used in US,France,UK,Germany, Singapore, S Korea...among other countries around the world.

Trump latched on to Hydroxy because it was cheap readily available and promised to be a magic bullet.


https://www.france24.com/en/20200430-remdesivir-the-covid-19-drug-helping-patients-recover-faster

Yes, it's still being used like many other potential treatments, but it hasn't done any better than other anti-viral drugs. Feel free to prove me wrong.

Some people think he latched on to it because he had economic interests. Nevertheless, it is not the job of a president to promote a particular drug as a treatment for covid-19. I know that he thinks that he understands medicine better than the WHO officials because his uncle was a faculty member at MIT (lols) but he really should stop playing doctor.