A member asked:

Would it be possible to ask doctor to prescribe chloroquine/amodiaquine for off-label use? harvard recently found them extremely effective for pd.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

You can always ask: A healthy patient-physician relationship should make you comfortable making reasonable request. Having said that, if I know which study you are referring to - one has to keep in mind the study is very much a laboratory study showing chloroquine/amodiaquine can activate Nurr1, a "master switch" for brain regeneration, in petri dish. Clinical efficacy has NOT being proven.

Answered 3/2/2016

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