France bans use of hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment

[TomCADem]

Source: Politico

The French health ministry is banning the use of hydroxychloroquine as a cure to coronavirus, according to a decree published Wednesday morning.

"Whether [in doctors offices] in the cities or in the hospital, this ... should not be prescribed for patients with COVID-19," the ministry said in a statement.

On Tuesday, the country’s public health agency advised against using hydroxychloroquine outside of clinical trials. Shortly after that, the national medicines regulator suspended its use in clinical trials.


The moves follow the Lancet’s publication on Friday of a large observational study casting doubt on the benefit of hydroxychloroquine and another malaria drug, chloroquine, for Covid-19 patients. It also found an increased risk of heart problems and death.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/27/france-bans-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-to-cure-coronavirus-283724

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I am sure Trump thinks that the French are only doing this to embarrass him.

[roamer65]

1. Wow...government with logic.

Man, I miss that.

[riversedge]

3. how wonderful for the people of France.

[Botany]

2. From wiki To be a doctor in France you study 9 years after you get your BA/BS

Medical education in France is administered by the Unités de formation et de recherche de médecine (UFR) . The training takes a minimum of nine years after the baccalauréat and concludes with a thesis. Upon successful presentation of their thesis, the medical student is awarded a diplôme d'études spécialisées (DES), based on their specialty. Certain high-achievers are awarded a diplôme d'études spécialisées complémentaire (DESC).

French medical training is one of the longest study paths in French higher education. It consists of both theoretical and practical training, with a gradual shift from theory at the beginning, to more practical aspects as training progresses.


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Vive la France

[CurtEastPoint]

4. And the entire French healthcare system is top notch.

[Botany]

5. And the # of people who go bankrupt because of medical costs in France I believe is zero.

n/t

[intrepidity]

6. But, to be fair, one of the earliest proponents of HCQ was a French doctor nt