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TheBlackAdder

(28,167 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 10:15 AM Apr 2020

Trump, Zydus Pharmaceuticals & Hydroxychloriquine.

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Just throwing this out there.... not vetting by anyone else.



Remember a little while ago that Trump went to India and was hosted by the Indian royalty(and others)?


Well, it just so happens that Pankaj Patel(part of a large, whoa! wealthy Indian family of Patels), is the owner of a pharmaceutical company here in Pennington, NJ with 31 employees.

The pharmaceutical company is named: ZYDUS PHARMACEUTICAL

Guess what they make ???? HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE !!!


Pankaj Patel is worth $ 3.1 billion. Forbes magazine article. Chairman of Cadila Healthcare.


Now, this drug is an immunosuppressive drug . Why would you want to suppress the immune system when you get this virus? Aren't you supposed to bolster the immune system? This drug sounds opposite of what you should do.

Trump visited India in February 24-25, 2020. Could he have been lining up his push for a drug that was soon to be touted as a fix for a virus?

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Trump, Zydus Pharmaceuticals & Hydroxychloriquine. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 OP
Connections, things that make you go" hmmmmmm ...." . marble falls Apr 2020 #1
I suspect the reason this may work for some is for those who have a cytokine storm, which still_one Apr 2020 #2
Is it possible that Hydroxychloroquine could be used in the case of a cytokine storm? woodsprite Apr 2020 #3
I've seen a few interviews where 2naSalit Apr 2020 #6
It would work with people who have hyper-immune systems. gab13by13 Apr 2020 #4
bought millions of doses of the pill... 2naSalit Apr 2020 #7
500 recs malaise Apr 2020 #5
+1 2naSalit Apr 2020 #8

still_one

(92,061 posts)
2. I suspect the reason this may work for some is for those who have a cytokine storm, which
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 10:26 AM
Apr 2020

is where the immune system elicits an inflammatory response going out of control

Suppressing the immune system during such a crisis is the key

This "immune" response does not occur for everyone, which is why perhaps the Hydroxychloriquine may appear to work for some and not others.

Other immuno-suppressives may also be effective

The issue is there is a lot that is not known, such as who would be the ideal candidates for this, when would be the best time to administer it, early, middle, or late in the disease. What is the best effective dosage, what are the dangers of the drug, etc.

Just administering it willy nilly tells us very little, including if the recovery of the patient is due to the drug or if the patient would have gotten better by themselves

A lot of questions


woodsprite

(11,904 posts)
3. Is it possible that Hydroxychloroquine could be used in the case of a cytokine storm?
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 10:26 AM
Apr 2020

Isn't that when the immune systems goes into overdrive?

2naSalit

(86,330 posts)
6. I've seen a few interviews where
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 10:59 AM
Apr 2020

Doctors have mentioned this as the only reason it would or should be considered useful with Covid19.

gab13by13

(21,264 posts)
4. It would work with people who have hyper-immune systems.
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 10:29 AM
Apr 2020

It isn't just this company that Trump has ties with. Novartis also makes hydrocloroxidine and it gave Cohen 1.2 million dollars to get influence with Trump. I believe there is also a French company that makes it that is tied to Trump. What a grifter, he has bought millions of doses of the pill.

malaise

(268,698 posts)
5. 500 recs
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 10:30 AM
Apr 2020

Truth will out - that visit to India - the Indian ban and then removal of said ban within days told me everything I needed to know.

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