Ask general practitioner Maarten: Medicines against Covid-19
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,
Some time ago I asked you about the correct amounts of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Zinc and Azithromycin. In the unlikely event that I get the first Covid-19 symptoms, I want to intervene immediately. I accidentally deleted my emails.
If I remember correctly, the prescription was: HCQ on the first day immediately 400 mg and the next 4 days 200 mg twice a day. So a total of 2000 mg.
ZINC (of what quality?) 220 mg for 5 days is 1.100 mg.
Azithromycin antibiotics 100 mg, is that supplied in tablets of 100 mg, so take it in one go every day? For 5 days total 500 mg.
What is the best method of taking the above medication?
I assume that consulting my cardiologist is not necessary and I can just buy the medication at the pharmacy. Although I have excellent insurance, my fear is that the Bangkok hospital is not enthusiastic about this cheap solution.
I am 83 years old, my height is 190 and weigh 79 kilos. My blood pressure is 130-90 (have started eating less salt). Have a pacemaker and take rivaroxaban 15 mg. Do not smoke and do not consume alcohol. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and nuts. In the afternoon, walk along the beach in the sun for my vitamin D. Don't suffer from stress.
Thank you in advance for your advice and best regards,
J.
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Dear J,
Here again the Zelenko protocol, which has saved hundreds of lives:
- Hydroxychloroquine 2 mg twice a day for 200 days (during meals).
- Azithromycin 1x daily 500 mg for 5 days (take after meals).
- 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.
Ivermectin also works well: https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)32506-6/fulltext
HCQ is difficult to obtain. That also applies to Ivermectin, but the vet often has it.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Maarten