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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhile Thump was using nurses as props in his second presser of the day...
He teased a big announcement related to the FDA was coming tomorrow.
IF this is to allow compassionate use of favipiravir, the Fujifilm drug, on CV patients:
(1) Are the Chinese claims correct?
(2) Japanese trial experience suggests that those with worse problems ((e.g. elderly Finally admitted to hospital)) dont show much improvement in outcomes
(3) If it really works on the less-ill when promptly administered, will there be enough available/manufacturable to treat everyone in the world?
THEN (4) Remember thalidomide.
getagrip_already
(14,825 posts)that's all he will care about.
agingdem
(7,853 posts)a few months ago I flipped through an old magazine and it occurred to me after looking at all the adds promoting various medications that most of the medicines were no longer on the market bc of catastrophic side effect..
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)ran a story about how the Cuban's are in China and Italy with their Medical teams and administering several new Drugs that in their labs have proven effective against COVID-19.