What is mechanical ventilation? People with the most severe lung symptoms from COVID-19 coronavirus disease need mechanical ventilation to stay alive. Experts fear a shortage of breathing machines in the U.S., considering the pandemic. Mechanical ventilation is a treatment to help a person breathe when they find it difficult or are unable to breathe on …
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Chloroquine (Aralen) vs. hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil): What’s the difference? Chloroquine (Aralen) and hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) are anti-malarial drugs used to treat several forms of malaria. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are under investigation for treatment of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. Study results on their effectiveness have been mixed. Chloroquine is also used to treat amebiasis that has spread outside of the intestines. Hydroxychloroquine is …
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What is Aralen (chloroquine), and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Chloroquine (Aralen) and its sister drug hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) are under investigation for treatment of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease Korean doctors used these anti-malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 with some success, according to a paper filed with Elsevier in March 2020. A tiny French study also suggested the drugs …
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What is hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), and what is it used for? Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) and its sister drug chloroquine (Aralen) are under investigation for treatment of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease Korean doctors used these anti-malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 with some success, according to a paper filed with Elsevier in March 2020, but effectiveness is unproven. Hydroxychloroquine is classified as an anti-malarial …
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