05-23-2020, 05:08 PM
(05-22-2020, 05:05 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: False.
Just forget about Covid-19 for a second. This drug has known adverse reactions that anyone who takes it is at an increased risk of developing just from taking the medication. That’s why there is a risk benefit analysis for every prescription and why the FDA and other medical organizations have issued their current guidelines while we continue to gather more data on its efficacy and safety for the Covid-19 indication.
You're right on this. I should clarify that there are known side effects and depending on your pre-existing conditions these side effects may put you at greater risk, but this is something doctors know and can control for this by making sure the consider how it will affect the specific patient in front of them. These are well known side effects that doctors have been accounting for when they treat their patients with this for decades. It may not be right for every patient, but my original comment was made under the assumption those treated in a hospital with this drug were under competent and ethic medical care of doctors.