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BRASILIA – President Jair Bolsonaro said that the Ministry of Health should change the protocol on the use of chloroquine in the treatment of patients with Covid-19 this Friday. When leaving the Alvorada Palace, Twitter He made the announcement after a follower asked if the patient might be eligible to receive the drug in basic public health services.
– The protocol should be changed today because the Federal Council of Medicine said that it can be used from the first symptoms – said the president.
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The CFM issued a technical note authorizing doctors to prescribe chloroquine for the treatment of Covid-19, even if the patient’s condition is not serious, but warning about the risks that the drug may cause, considering that there are no definitive studies on the benefits of substance.
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Another supporter asked the president if the patient might have the right to tell the doctor that he wants to opt for chloroquine. Bolsonaro explained that the protocol of the Ministry of Health must be modified so that the doctor does not expose himself to risks due to complications that can occur in the treatment. The protocol of the ministry edited under the administration of Luiz Henrique Mandetta authorized the use of chloroquine only in cases of critically ill patients.
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– You said it in other words: it is the patient’s right. … The doctor at the end of the line is a slave to protocol. If he uses something other than what’s in there and the patient has some complications, he (doctor) can be prosecuted, Bolsonaro said.
