Emergency doctors have been warned to try to avoid using the limited supply of medications needed for patients on ventilators, as they could be critical in the fight against COVID-19.
As Dickens wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...". Well, certainly the worst part is easy to see and hear...every day in our stores, on the faces of our employees and patients and on the news and in social media.
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are being used to treat and prevent COVID-19 despite weak evidence for effectiveness, and physicians and patients should be aware of the drugs’ potentially serious adverse events.
As Alberta doctors have shifted their attention to face the COVID-19 crisis, they continue to fight against fee cuts and legislation that introduces greater uncertainty to a strained system
