Maybe available sooner for compassionate use though... my thought nothing ive read

I hope they prove effective...

I don't know... (I literally don't know, I'm working off of spotty memory and a couple quick glances) but I think compassionate use is usually after things have gotten pretty bad, and they don't expect a patient to recover without trying the meds. I think those studies implied that using these drugs earlier on in the infection is important. In which case we will likely not see as much of a positive benefit when someone's already almost crapped out.

But I could be misremembering.

Yes, from what I understand it somehow blocks the playing of Barry White records, which decreases the odds that the viruses will reproduce. 🇨🇮

By the way, both the drugs are already FDA approved and in widespread use and doctors already have the discretion to do "off-label use" of FDA-approved drugs, so your doctor can prescribe them to you TODAY for coronavirus at his discretion.

Many, many docs will do this, everyone will be cured in 6 days, and everyone will say "HOLY SCHITT!" which will cause far more docs to do it, and so on.... making fed approval of this novel new use largely irrelevant.

Fed approval of this novel new use will merely put this new use ON the label, that's about it. Or at least, that's what I've been told.

The only approval that is "hard needed" is SAFETY approval, which both drugs have had for decades already.

We may see a glorious tsunami of hundreds or thousands of cured patients within the next 1-2 weeks!

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ok.... that was out of left field and made me giggle.

I think this is largely correct. But I would be less optimistic... I am assuming off-label prescriptions can put Dr's at risk for lawsuits and probably doesn't provide a ton of incentive for manufacturers to ramp up production (I think the malaria drug may have been an orphan drug... or I may be thinking of another)... either way, you're right that these being previously approved drugs means there's an opportunity. But it isn't going to be immediately widespread use. Our country's health care system simply doesn't work that way, it's too risk averse.

but I could be wrong. I'm still holding out hope for a good pandemic.

Could be right. Its been a long time since I looked at it and parallel tracks.

That said there are other promising treatments as well.

Cautiously optimistic.

But won't start the party until it's being implemented and proven to be the solution.

Amen and well-said.

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Yep, which is why you can bet your ass that the doctors will require patients who want the treatment to sign lengthy and very detailed waivers and "hold harmless" agreements chock full of clearly-presented details of risks and such, which should overcome that problem.

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We'll see. I'm still voting COVID-19 2020, but you may be right.

Having a closer look at the study, it turns out that "100% cure rate at 6 days" was only 6 patients. Still impressive, and it screams, "do a bigger study NOW!", but along with methodological flaws in the study due to its (understandable) hastiness, it's not as conclusive as it appeared at first glance.

Still, it might be the "real deal". Every person it's been tried on was virus-free within 6 days, and most within 5 days actually. Even though it's only 6 people, it's a rather startling result and very promising.

Must wait and see. The nice thing is, with only a 6-day duration, large-scale studies can be run quickly, in less than a week, plus setup time and data analysis time.

If it ends up being the "real deal" and enters widespread use, the really cool thing is that the azithromycin will not only work along with the anti-malarial drug to cure, but it will also simultaneously prevent secondary bacterial respiratory infections as a bonus. Curing while protecting from some kinds of complications, a real "one-two punch".

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Trump was trying his best to read news of this drug out loud, on his first attempt he gave in and called it "roquine"

then he haltingly added "some may call it hydroxychloroquine"...as if it was an alternate pronunciation.

Seems very promising.

Wish I was in the lab now...

Signed cynical mc Scrooge Butthole lol.

And just to think not so many months ago,

you were drooling on a steel table in Cleveland.

Turn that frown upside down buttmunch!

Sorry.