Originally Posted by Bert
Tomorrow I will start taking Plaquenil at 200 mg tid for the foreseeable future. Along with 250 mg of Zithromax, five days on, five days off.

Recent studies have shown rapid cures of Coronavirus on that regimen, extreme decreased transmission, and I will assume chemoprophylaxis. If the combination can cure the disease much faster, then it would make sense that it would be hard for the virus to cause a clinical infection while on it.

Plaquenil by itself is very effective. The combination is significantly better.

I am wondering if I should get an EKG as the combination supposedly increases the QTc. But, it seems everything does.

PS For the past three years, I have gone on 75 mg of Tamiflu daily from December 1 to April 1 along with the flu shot. I have had Influenza A twice and Influenza B once. I was able to work through Influenza B (probably not allowable by the CDC), but both bouts of Influenza A resulted in being out for eight days.

Hydroxychloroquine is back ordered and unavailable around here, azithromycin is in short supply.

I would probably do the EKG.

Anyone taking patients off ACE/ARBs?

Thanks

Gene

Gene Nallin MD solo family practice with one PA Cumberland, Md