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I am not going to belabor this too much but we should stop using azithromycin in the community setting for COVID-19. The rationale for this recommendation was based on an article that was published on 4 March 2021 in the Lancet. The article is titled "azithromycin for community treatment of suspected COVID-19 in people at …
Continue reading Azithromycin in Outpatient COVID-19: Not Recommended
Does hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc help non-hospitalized/outpatient COVID patients in the community? The short answer is that we don't know. If you are convinced 100% that it is a "cure" or 100% that it kills everyone, you need to take a step back and take a deep breath. Your emotions got the best of you. …
Continue reading Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin and Zinc in Outpatient Medicine
This first post was published on 4/4/2020 regarding hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in COVID patients. Other studies will be noted by dates below. I decided to consolidate multiple posts into one for the sake of simplicity. For those of you new to the page/blog, I am a Critical Care physician. My team and I are usually …
Continue reading Hydroxychloroquine & Azithromycin in COVID-19: Analyzing The Data