Perspectives: Trump's Use of Hydroxychloroquine
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It's not so crazy for Trump to take hydroxychloroquine
After weeks of going quiet on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), the anti-malarial drug he used to tout as a "game-changer" for the coronavirus, President Trump startled everyone yesterday by announcing that he was taking it himself.
This announcement eclipsed the rest of the day's news, which may be one reason Trump brought the topic up again.
The comments also triggered the same widespread condemnation the President received in the weeks he was talking up the drug in press conferences.
One aspect of this criticism is fair. Hydroxychloroquine can have dangerous side effects,...
From the Left
What we learned from Trump’s hydroxychloroquine claim 
The Food and Drug Administration has already warned: “Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have not been shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.” In its public warning (necessitated in part by President Trump’s hyping of a dangerous drug) the FDA explained, “Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can cause abnormal heart rhythms such as QT interval prolongation and a dangerously rapid heart rate called ventricular tachycardia. These risks may increase when these medicines are combined with other medicines known to prolong the QT interval, including the antibiotic azithromycin, which is also...
From the Right
The Hydroxychloroquine Meltdown
President Donald Trump claims that he’s taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure against contracting coronavirus, and that he has taken zinc and antibiotic azithromycin as well.
There’s no consensus that hydroxychloroquine is an effective therapeutic treatment for COVID-19 (early studies have yielded different results, and the NIH recently began a controlled clinical trial). Few people I’ve read argue that it’s a useful prophylactic. Nevertheless, the frenzied and childish reaction to Trump’s championing what amounts to a commonly used prescription drug is more destructive than his annoying habit of bringing it...
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