Author: Krishan Mohan Kapoor; Aanandita Kapoor
Title: Role of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection- A Systematic Literature Review Document date: 2020_3_30
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Snippet: The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is the . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03. 24.20042366 doi: medRxiv preprint In a recent trial using HCQ as a single drug and HCQ in combination with azithromycin, the proportion of patients with negative PCR results in nasopharyngeal samples had a significant difference between the two groups. At day six post-treatment, 100% of patients treated with HCQ and azithromycin combinat.....
Document: The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is the . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03. 24.20042366 doi: medRxiv preprint In a recent trial using HCQ as a single drug and HCQ in combination with azithromycin, the proportion of patients with negative PCR results in nasopharyngeal samples had a significant difference between the two groups. At day six post-treatment, 100% of patients treated with HCQ and azithromycin combination had been virologically cured compared to 57.1% in patients treated with only HCQ and 12.5% in control group. 21 Contraindications and relative contraindications include NOT to use CQ in people below 18 years and above 65 years, pregnant women, persons allergic to 4-aminoquinoline, patients with hematological disorders or G6PD deficiency, patients with chronic liver or kidney disease, patients with arrhythmia and chronic heart disease, patients with a history of retinal disease or hearing loss, patients known to have a mental illness, Skin diseases like a rash, dermatitis, psoriasis. CQ is known to have drug interactions with various drugs, and expert medical opinion, regarding its interaction with the medicines already taken by patients, is a MUST.
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