Trump has called hydroxychloroquine a “revolutionary” drug in the fight against the coronavirus.
Washington:
US President Donald Trump feels “absolutely awesome” after taking a two-week dose of hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial, and will take it back if he thinks he’s exposed to the coronavirus, said a senior White House official .
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate was first synthesized in 1946 and belongs to a class of drugs historically used to treat and prevent malaria. It is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, childhood arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
The drug is not approved by the FDA for the treatment of COVID-19 but it has been identified as a possible treatment for the infection and the United States government has requested its immediate availability.
Trump has called hydroxychloroquine a “revolutionary” drug in the fight against the coronavirus.
“I went to see him just before I came here and asked him. And he said, “He feels perfect,” he “feels absolutely good” after taking this diet. And, he would take it again if he thought he was exposed, “White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnaney said Thursday when asked how the American president felt after taking the antimalarial drug.
Many experts have pointed out the prophylactic use of hydroxychloroquine. One of these articles by the author of Tina Hesman Saey at ScienceNews.org talks about nearly 200 clinical trials worldwide, 28 of which involve healthcare professionals, she said.
In fact, at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan, 3,000 healthcare workers are taking it for a trial. And there is really excellent information there on the use of prophylaxis for this purpose, “said the press secretary.
Responding to questions, McEnany said that a number of doctors and researchers were in favor of hydroxychloroquine. “It’s not specific to the president, these doctors. But they usually just talk about what they saw.
For example, Sarah Lofgren, a doctor specializing in infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota’s Faculty of Medicine in Minneapolis – they’re testing hydroxychloroquine there to prevent COVID-19. And she said, “When used alone, we don’t see any major problems. Out of thousands of patients, we don’t see things that worry some people, ” she said.
McEnany also said that getting a doctor’s prescription is always important if you want to take hydroxychloroquine.
“Doctors are the ones who have to prescribe this,” she said.
“But that being said, I think part of the hyperbole around this drug that has been on the market for 65 years – has been approved for use in three other diseases and has been approved for off-label use – when there’s a lot of hyperbole about what’s not sure – some of the things I’ve seen reported there – have consequences, deterring people from being recruited for real clinical trials ” said McEnany.
“I have quotes from a New York epidemiologist and others doing trials saying that they have trouble recruiting people because of some of the myths out there. It is therefore important to note that this medicine has been used safely by millions of people. for a long time, “she said in response to a question.
After Trump announced earlier this month that he was taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure against the coronavirus, a number of Indo-American doctors wrote to the Trump campaign about the usefulness of this antimalarial drug in the fight against COVID-19.
Some of them even said that they were taking the drug.
“Hydroxychloroquine is a very safe drug used by millions of people worldwide for several decades,” said Dr. Suresh Reddy, president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), in a recent letter to Al Mason, co-chair of the Trump Victory Indian. US Finance Committee.
“On a personal note, several of my friends, including me, took hydroxychloroquine,” said Reddy.
In a statement, Mason said Trump has taken unprecedented steps to respond to the coronavirus crisis.
“He took swift action to stop travel to where the virus originated – China,” he added.
Observing that the unprecedented global pandemic is testing all world leaders, he said that nations judge their leaders daily.
“A pandemic has never been a subject on which a world leader must have control, but Trump now has an idea of all the facets of the coronavirus,” said Mason.
After Trump has repeatedly said that hydroxychloroquine is a “revolutionary” cure for the virus, the FDA has issued a warning that the drug has not been “shown to be safe and effective in treating or preventing COVID-19 “.
The Trump administration has purchased millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine and stored them. India, which is one of the main manufacturers of the drug, sent several million doses to the United States as part of its humanitarian gesture.
