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Antihistamines and azithromycin as a treatment for COVID-19 on primary health care – A retrospective observational study in elderly patients
This is of a study from the physicians for a community of elderly patients in Spain.Background Between March and April 2020, 84 elderly patients with suspected COVID-19 living in two nursing homes of Yepes, Toledo (Spain) were treated early with antihistamines (dexchlorpheniramine, cetirizine or loratadine), adding azithromycin in the 25 symptomatic cases. The outcomes are retrospectively reported. The primary endpoint is the fatality rate of COVID-19. The secondary endpoints are the hospital and ICU admission rates. Endpoints were compared with the official Spanish rates for the elderly. The mean age of our population was 85 and 48% were over 80 years old. No hospital admissions, deaths, nor adverse drug effects were reported in our patient population. By the end of June, 100% of the residents had positive serology for COVID-19. Although clinical trials are needed to determine the efficacy of both drugs in the treatment of COVID-19, this analysis suggests that primary care diagnosis and treatment with antihistamines, plus azithromycin in selected cases, may treat COVID-19 and prevent progression to severe disease in elderly patients. Details of dosage, etc. is available at the link. BTW, dexchlorpheniramine is also known as Myclora, Cetirizine is sold under the trade name Zyrtec, and Loratadine is sold under the name Claratin. Azithromycin is also known under the names "Zithromax" or more colloquially as a Z-Pac. Seems a pretty simplistic approach to COVID. Going by my own experience, it clobbered me in the space of a few hours. X-rays showed my lungs as almost pure white -- way beyond the reach of the Cetirizine that I take regularly. It took me an hour to get to my feet and walk across the room to get my phone to call 911. Three weeks in the hospital and and three in rehab. When I got to rehab I was too weak to turn over in bed. I still have about half the strength I had last December, before I got it. I also feel like my brain doesn't work as well. Just my recollections. Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-09-27 |
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