'Clinically, I am seeing a resolution'
Phil Shiver
A doctor in Los Angeles is reporting remarkable
success in treating COVID-19 patients with a combination of zinc and the
Trump-touted anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
Dr. Anthony Cardillo [photo], an ER specialist and the
CEO of Mend Urgent Care, has been prescribing the combination
of drugs to patients experiencing severe symptoms of the disease after
contracting the novel coronavirus.
"Every patient I've prescribed it to has
been very, very ill and within 8 to 12 hours, they were basically
symptom-free," Cardillo said in an interview Sunday with KABC-TV. "So,
clinically I am seeing a resolution."
He added that combining the drug with zinc has
been the key to the success. The hydroxychloroquine, he said, "opens the zinc
channel" allowing the zinc to enter the cell, which then "blocks the
replication of cellular machinery."
Cardillo was careful to note that the drug
should only be prescribed for patients who are extremely sick and in urgent
need so as to not blow through the limited supply of the drug, which is used to
treat other illnesses, as well.
"We have to be cautious and mindful that
we don't prescribe it for patients who have COVID who are well," he said.
"It should be reserved for people who are really sick, in the hospital or
at home very sick, who need that medication. Otherwise we're going to blow
through our supply for patients that take it regularly for other disease
processes."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 late last month after three separate studies showed the pair of anti-malaria drugs to be a potentially promising remedy against the infectious disease.
President Trump has been optimistic about
hydroxychloroquine's efficacy against the virus despite warnings from some
health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci who sits on the White House
coronavirus task force, that evidence of its effectiveness is anecdotal.
Trump called the drug a possible
"game-changer" at a White House press briefing on March 19, arguing that
prescribing the drug is worth a try since it is considered generally safe to
use. However, the FDA advises against taking any form of the drug unless it has
been prescribed by a doctor.
Phil Shiver, the Blaze, 6-4-2020
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