# Study released today showing effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine/azithromycin combo for COVID-19? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 23, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-released-today-showing-effectiveness-of-hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin-combo-for-covid-19/850069 "2020-03-23T03:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-released-today-showing-effectiveness-of-hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin-combo-for-covid-19/850069/4 "2020-03-23T04:03:06Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > . . . Even our own resident doctor, **Qadgop the Mercotan** , mentioned it in one of these threads recently. > > . . . > > Can any doctor on this Board give more information about this? Here’s the earlier post I referred to: > [@Straight dope on Chloroquine and Hydrochloroquine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-chloroquine-and-hydrochloroquine/849820/10): > > The study was done on only 36 patients. That’s a very small number to decide to treat millions with a drug known to have a LOT of complicated and dire side effects. ETA: IIRC I did see it mentioned somewhere that hydrochloroquine is a little bit lighter on the side effects that chloroquine, for what that’s worth. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-released-today-showing-effectiveness-of-hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin-combo-for-covid-19/850069)._