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Hydroxychloroquine could have caused 17,000 deaths during COVID, study finds (www.politico.eu)

submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

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Nearly 17,000 people may have died after taking hydroxycholoroquine during the first wave of COVID, according to a study by French researchers.

The anti-malaria drug was prescribed to some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic, "despite the absence of evidence documenting its clinical benefits," the researchers point out in their paper, published in the February issue of Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

Now, researchers have estimated that some 16,990 people in six countries — France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the U.S. — may have died as a result.

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[–] ineffable@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

Every time I see a study on off-label usage to treat COVID I'm reminded of this (long) piece

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/ivermectin-much-more-than-you-wanted

Sometimes the wrong medicine in the wrong place has the right effect for the wrong reasons - but I wouldn't bet my life on it

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I worry about the vilification of hydroxycholoroquine, my mum was grilled by her pharmacist about being prescribed it, despite it being for arthritis.