Maarten Vasbinder lives in Isaan. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers who live in Thailand.
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Dear Martin,
In the exceptional case that I become infected with the corona virus here in Thailand, I would like your opinion on the treatment. After some searching on the internet, it is clear to me which 3 resources I should use, but not for how long, in what quantities, 1 or 2 times a day only with water or also with food?
Dosage to be used at an early stage of covid-19 according to Zelenko and for 5 days?
1) Hydroxychloroquine per day 200 mg. Or 1000mg?
2) Zinc per day 220 mg?
3) Azithromycin per day 500mg? Sold under the brand name Zithromax®.
Use all this for 5 days.
Yours faithfully,
Jan Sikkenk
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Dear J,
Here's Zelenko's protocol.
- Hydroxychloroquine 2 mg 200x daily for 5 days. (while eating).
- Azithromycin 1x daily 500mg for 5 days (take after food).
- Zinc sulphate 1 mg once a day for 220 days, or 5 mg zinc orotate per day. Zinc methionine probably helps too.
Take everything with water.
As prophylaxis for high-risk patients:
- Hydroxychloroquine 200 for 5 days.
- Then 200 mg once a week. That is basically a malaria regimen.
This is one of many working protocols. I don't know if HCQ is currently available in Thailand.
In the beginning, the government confiscated the entire stock.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Maarten