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11. Hydroxychloroquine is not a fluoroquinolone

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:12 PM

Mar 2020

Nor is quinidine or quinine...

Most folks tolerate fluoroquinolones just fine. I believe the black box warning is for tendinopathy (like a spontaneous Achilles’ tendon rupture) and for a peripheral neuropathy. Very few people people get these side effects. Like most drugs, people can experience both adverse affects and allergic reactions. They are what they are. They save lives and for some the risks outweigh the benefits.

Maybe bad news for you, but not bad news.

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South Korea experts recommend anti-HIV, anti-malaria drugs for COVID-19 [View all] Desert_Leslie Mar 2020 OP

Why not?! It looks as if it calls for a cocktail of viral drugs. I'm glad they feel they could help. ancianita Mar 2020 #1

"Anti viral drugs" Pachamama Mar 2020 #3

Unless those Meds are imported from China at140 Mar 2020 #2

Every dim watted twit head is gonna panic now, hearing only HIV... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2020 #4

Yep... flying rabbit Mar 2020 #7

But trumpie knows more than these guys, so louis-t Mar 2020 #5

Just contacted my PCP doc and gave staff this website link. She says thank you. sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #6

Me Too Desert_Leslie Mar 2020 #8

Thanx for additional info. sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #9

Quinolones are bad news. roamer65 Mar 2020 #10

Hydroxychloroquine is not a fluoroquinolone elias7 Mar 2020 #11

I experienced massive side effects from Cipro. roamer65 Mar 2020 #13

I'm not minimizing what you went through elias7 Mar 2020 #20

Well I have chloroquine here at home Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #12

This guy talks about how those meds help transfer zinc Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2020 #14

Zicam melm00se Mar 2020 #15

Yeah, my partner made me a believer. It works. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2020 #17

One thing to bear in mind melm00se Mar 2020 #18

Probably just going to take a daily to make sure the zinc is up to par. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2020 #19

Thanks for validating what I got out of it scipan Mar 2020 #16