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''See also:'' [[Vladimir Zelenko's coronavirus treatment]]
''See also:'' [[Vladimir Zelenko's coronavirus treatment]]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows hydroxychloroquine to be used as an off-label coronavirus treatment.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows hydroxychloroquine to be used as an [[off-label]] coronavirus treatment.
According to WebMD.com: "The practice, called 'off-label" prescribing, is entirely legal and very common. More than one in five outpatient prescriptions written in the U.S. are for off-label therapies."<ref>[https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/off-label-drug-use-what-you-need-to-know#1 Off-Label Drug Use: What You Need to Know]</ref> In other words, originally approved for use in humans as an anti-malarial drug, it can be prescribed by a treating physician for other uses.
According to WebMD.com: "The practice, called 'off-label" prescribing, is entirely legal and very common. More than one in five outpatient prescriptions written in the U.S. are for off-label therapies."<ref>[https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/off-label-drug-use-what-you-need-to-know#1 Off-Label Drug Use: What You Need to Know]</ref> In other words, originally approved for use in humans as an anti-malarial drug, it can be prescribed by a treating physician for other uses.
Hydroxychloroquine allows zinc to penetrate the cellular wall to a larger degree.<ref>[https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/hydroxychloroquine-with-zinc-among-preventative-treatments-for-covid-19-128426/]</ref> Zinc is an antiviral.<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_a_combo_of_chloroquine_and_Zinc_a_cure_for_coronavirus Is a combo of chloroquine and Zinc a cure for coronavirus?]</ref>
Hydroxychloroquine allows zinc to penetrate the cellular wall to a larger degree.<ref>[https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/hydroxychloroquine-with-zinc-among-preventative-treatments-for-covid-19-128426/]</ref> Zinc is an antiviral.<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_a_combo_of_chloroquine_and_Zinc_a_cure_for_coronavirus Is a combo of chloroquine and Zinc a cure for coronavirus?]</ref>
== Studies ==
== Studies ==