I happenedtobetakingit, themalariadrugbeingcalled a potentialcoronaviruscurebysomeand a potentiallyharmfulsolutionbyothers, withtheWorldHealthOrganizationhaltingitstrialsattheendofMay.
ThisisHydroxychloroquine, a prescriptiondrugandchemicalcompoundmodeledafterquinine, a oncepopularnaturalantimalariadrugmadefromtreebarkastheidealmodelforsyntheticmalariadrugsintheearly 19 hundreds.
Sothosechemicalchangesareoftenmadeeithertoimprove a drugsactivityortodecreaseitstoxicity.
そのため、薬の活性を高めるため、あるいは毒性を弱めるために、化学的な変化を加えることが多い。
Despitethesideeffects, chloroquineisstillused.
副作用があるにもかかわらず、クロロキンは今でも使われています。
Infact, bothhydroxychloroquineandchloroquineareconsideredversatiledrugs, a valuabletradeinthepharmaceuticalindustry, whichmightexplainwhypeoplethoughtthedrugoriginallydesignedformalariacouldbe a treatmentforCovid 19.
Forhydroxychloroquine, sideeffectscanrangefromheadaches, hairlossandnauseatosomething a lotmoredangerous.
ハイドロキシクロロキンの場合、副作用は頭痛、脱毛、吐き気からもっと危険なものまで様々です。
It's oneof a largenumberofdrugsthatcanaffecttheelectricalactivityintheheartin a waythatcouldmakepeoplesusceptibletodevelopingpotentiallyverydangerousabnormalitiesoftheheartrhythmthatcouldbefatalpersontoperson.
Wesawnoassociationbetweenreceivingthedrugand a favorableoutcomeoranunfavorableoutcomeforthatmatter, andSchlagerstudywasn't theonlyonetocometothisconclusion.
このような結論を出したのはSchlager氏の研究だけではありませんでした。
Butweanalyzeddatafrom 1376 patientsjust a fewdaysafter a verysimilaranalysison a verysimilarnumberofpatientswaspublishedinJAMA, almosttheidenticalresults.
A largescalestudytestingthepotentialpreventiveeffectofthedrugiscurrentlyongoingintheUK, andorganizationsandresearchersarelookingintoothertreatments, suchasthedrugremdesivir, whichhasshownpromisingpotentialinearlystages.