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A mate who works for one of the big pharma companies sent me this today: Drugs being examined for possible Covid 19 application: Lopinavir/ Ritonavir Remdesivir Chloroquine (or hydroxychloroquine) Duvelisib Favipiravir Tocilizumab Isotretinoin Losartan Plitidepsin Canakinumab Ruxolitinib...

It is standard for individual studies to show apparent benefit; only when there have been several is the picture clear. The standard method of evaluating the truth of the matter is a meta analysis where successive published trials are bundled together. The Lancet paper is a different type of...

Fail to work, increase death rate and cause cardiac arrhythmias."We were unable to confirm a benefit of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, when used alone or with a macrolide, on in-hospital outcomes for COVID-19. Each of these drug regimens was associated with decreased in-hospital survival and...