COVID-19: riesgos de la medicación sin evidencia / COVID-19: medication risks without evidence

Javier Lovo

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Introducción: la aparición de crisis sanitarias globales, como la
ocasionada por el virus SARS Cov-2, generan profundos dilemas
éticos. La población exige medidas de atención y profilaxis con
rapidez. Propiciando que muchas personas, incluso profesionales
de la salud, oferten medicamentos sin ningún tipo de evidencia.

Objetivo: argumentar la necesidad de la evidencia, en los
medicamentos que se ofertan para el manejo y prevención de la
COVID-19.

Desarrollo: la medicina basada en la evidencia aparece, como
tal, después de los 1900. Antes de esta fecha, la medicina estaba
basada en la creencia y la experiencia. Con el surgimiento de la
crisis sanitaria actual, la población exige medicamentos para la
curación de la enfermedad. Esto permite que aparezcan personas,
ofertando tratamientos sin fundamento y promoviendo fármacos
para profilaxis sin base científica.

Conclusiones: no existe ningún fármaco aprobado
específicamente para el tratamiento o profilaxis de la COVID-19.
Toda intervención debe basarse en los sanos principios de la
medicina, fundamentándose en la mejor evidencia disponible.

Palabras clave: bioética; discusiones bioéticas; derechos del
paciente; infecciones por coronavirus.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: the appearance of global health crises, such
as that generated by the SARS Cov-2 virus, generate profound
ethical dilemmas. The population demands measures of attention
and prophylaxis quickly. Encouraging that many people, including
health professionals, offer medications without any evidence.

Objective: to argue the need for evidence, in the medications
offered for the management and prevention of COVID-19.

Development: Evidence-based medicine appears as such after
the 1900s. Before this date, medicine was based on belief and experience. With the emergence of the current health crisis, the population is demanding medications to cure the disease. This allows people to appear, offering unproved treatments and promoting no evidence prophylaxis drugs.

Conclusions: there is no drug specifically approved for the
treatment or prophylaxis of COVID-19. All interventions must
be established on the principles of medicine based on the best
available evidence.

Keywords: Bioethics; Bioethical Issues; Patient Rights;
Coronavirus Infections.

Palabras clave

Bioética; Discusiones Bioéticas; Derechos del Paciente; Infecciones por Coronavirus

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