10 Jan 2022 10:34 am
Dr Brian Joondeph:
"Why after two years do we not have early outpatient treatment options for patients to keep them far away from IV lines and hospitals? Just as we do for diabetes, asthma, COPD, and a host of other diseases and conditions that are far better and cost effectively managed at home, keeping people away from currently overcrowded hospitals.
But we do have such treatment options. Yet they are condemned and disparaged by the medical establishment and media, in favor of fighting a potentially fatal disease with a spoonful of Nyquil followed by a wing and a prayer.
I speak of several medications, deemed safe and effective by the FDA for human use, although for non-COVID indications, COVID treatment being an off-label use. This is legal, ethical, and common in medicine. Think of Avastin for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, the most used therapeutic, yet off-label for this purpose. Yet in the case of Covid, these options are banned by medical authorities with punishment doled out to those who dare prescribe them.
As a necessary disclaimer, I am not offering medical advice, only commenting on the current state of COVID treatment. All such treatment decisions should be made in consultation with your health care provider.
Hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, ith decades of use, overwhelmingly safe when prescribed appropriately, are two such drugs. Then there are a host of over-the-counter supplements, including quercetin, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D, and melatonin. There are also nasal sprays, gargles, and sinus rinses with dilute hydrogen peroxide or povidone-iodine. Most recently there have been reports about off label Viagra and antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) having potential benefit for COVID.
I won’t belabor the hysteria over hydroxy, as in Fox News’s Neil Cavuto telling his audience, “It will kill you” or ivermectin described by the FDA as horse paste, which by the same logic, means oats and corn are horse food, despite both being part of a normal human diet.
The Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance seems to be only one of a few medical organizations offering an early outpatient treatment and prevention protocol to keep people out of the hospital and morgue. Yet the writers of Time call these medical professionals “bogus”.
So where are the vaunted clinical trials of these potential therapeutics? It took two months of vaccine trials for approval yet now almost two years into this, where are the NIH sponsored trials of these cheap and safe therapeutics?
Fortunately, others have done such trials. A meta-analysis of 73 ivermectin trials demonstrated, “Using the most serious outcome shows 66% [53‑76%] and 83% [74‑89%] improvement for early treatment and prophylaxis.”
HCQ is not effective when used very late with high dosages over a long period, effectiveness improves with earlier usage and improved dosing. Early treatment consistently shows positive effects.
"Why after two years do we not have early outpatient treatment options for patients to keep them far away from IV lines and hospitals? Just as we do for diabetes, asthma, COPD, and a host of other diseases and conditions that are far better and cost effectively managed at home, keeping people away from currently overcrowded hospitals.
But we do have such treatment options. Yet they are condemned and disparaged by the medical establishment and media, in favor of fighting a potentially fatal disease with a spoonful of Nyquil followed by a wing and a prayer.
I speak of several medications, deemed safe and effective by the FDA for human use, although for non-COVID indications, COVID treatment being an off-label use. This is legal, ethical, and common in medicine. Think of Avastin for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, the most used therapeutic, yet off-label for this purpose. Yet in the case of Covid, these options are banned by medical authorities with punishment doled out to those who dare prescribe them.
As a necessary disclaimer, I am not offering medical advice, only commenting on the current state of COVID treatment. All such treatment decisions should be made in consultation with your health care provider.
Hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, ith decades of use, overwhelmingly safe when prescribed appropriately, are two such drugs. Then there are a host of over-the-counter supplements, including quercetin, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D, and melatonin. There are also nasal sprays, gargles, and sinus rinses with dilute hydrogen peroxide or povidone-iodine. Most recently there have been reports about off label Viagra and antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) having potential benefit for COVID.
I won’t belabor the hysteria over hydroxy, as in Fox News’s Neil Cavuto telling his audience, “It will kill you” or ivermectin described by the FDA as horse paste, which by the same logic, means oats and corn are horse food, despite both being part of a normal human diet.
The Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance seems to be only one of a few medical organizations offering an early outpatient treatment and prevention protocol to keep people out of the hospital and morgue. Yet the writers of Time call these medical professionals “bogus”.
So where are the vaunted clinical trials of these potential therapeutics? It took two months of vaccine trials for approval yet now almost two years into this, where are the NIH sponsored trials of these cheap and safe therapeutics?
Fortunately, others have done such trials. A meta-analysis of 73 ivermectin trials demonstrated, “Using the most serious outcome shows 66% [53‑76%] and 83% [74‑89%] improvement for early treatment and prophylaxis.”
HCQ is not effective when used very late with high dosages over a long period, effectiveness improves with earlier usage and improved dosing. Early treatment consistently shows positive effects.