And if finally treatment with hydroxychloroquine the coronavirus do more harm than good? In any case, a study published on Friday May 22, 2020 in the journal The Lancet. As reported BFMTV, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine may increase risk of death and arrhythmia. Thus, the study recommends prescribing these molecules only during clinical trials. It's about the "first large-scale study"to show a"robust statistical evidence"that these two treatments that run so much ink,"do not benefit Covid-19 patients"said Dr. Mandeep Mehra, the study's lead author, in a statement. In light of these facts, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, decided to take a radical decision. Saturday May 23, 2020, he seized the High Council of Public Health.
Olivier Véran wants answers within 48 hours
He asked her to offer "within 48 hours a revision of the derogating prescription rules"of various treatments like hydroxychloroquine. "Following the publication in The Lancet of a study alerting to the ineffectiveness and risks of certain Covid-19 treatments including hydroxychloroquine, I asked the HCSP to analyze it and suggest to me within 48 hours a revision of the derogating prescription rules "said the minister in a tweet. Well before the publication of this study, thea France had already made the decision to restrict the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) than in the hospital and for the most serious cases. The molecule is also still maintained for clinical trials.
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