June/July 2022 Anchorlines

Fleet Surgeon

Hydroxychloroquine – is it safe or not?

Quinine was isolated from the Chinchona Officialis tree bark in Peru. It has been used in the past for treatment of malaria. In 1825, a British Army officer in India discovered that the bitter medication was more palatable if mixed with gin and so, the gin and tonic was born. Now, this article has nothing to do with quinine but it seemed like a less dry lead-in to discuss the track record of hydroxychloroquine safety. We shan’t discuss whether or not to use it for COVID, but just the fact that it is almost as old as Methusalah. So, let’s mix a G and T with a wedge of lime and read on… You can read the entire article at David Randall https://online.flippingbook.com/view/23005428/

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