Antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine showed mixed results against the coronavirus in early studies, but a new paper suggests combining it with the dietary supplement zinc sulfate could create a more effective treatment.
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine has shown mixed results against the coronavirus in early studies, but a new paper out of New York suggests combining it with the dietary supplement zinc sulfate could create a more effective treatment.
Records of about 900 COVID-19 patients were reviewed in the analysis, with roughly half given zinc sulfate along with hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin.Those receiving the triple-drug combination had a 1.5 times greater likelihood of recovering enough to be discharged, and were 44 percent less likely to die, compared to the double-drug combination.
Senior investigator and infectious disease specialist Joseph Rahimian told AFP it was the first study to compare the two combinations."The next logical step would be to do a prospective study to see if this holds up in people that you give zinc to, and then you watch and compare," he said. It interferes with the virus' ability to enter the cells -- and also seems to block them from replicating once they are already inside.
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