Donald Trump defends use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as 'line of defence' against coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump defends use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as 'line of defence' against coronavirus

Firstpost  

After Trump’s repeated touting of hydroxychloroquine as a ‘game-changer’ cure for the virus, the FDA issued an advisory warning that the drug has not been ‘shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.’ Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his taking antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a line of defence’ against coronavirus. “It is a very powerful drug I guess but it doesn’t harm you and so I thought as a frontline defence, possibly it would be good, and I have had no impact from it,” Trump said, adding that the antimalaria drug has received tremendous reviews from doctors all over the world. Trump has called hydroxychloroquine a “game-changer” drug in the fight against the coronavirus. After Trump’s repeated touting of hydroxychloroquine as a “game-changer” cure for the virus, the FDA issued an advisory warning that the drug has not been “shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.” The Trump Administration has bought millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine and stockpiled it.

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Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA
2 years, 4 months ago

Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic. But Hahn told investigators that he felt pressure due to the “persistence” of Trump aide Peter …

Remember Donald Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine? Study in India backs it as Covid-19 cure
3 years, 7 months ago

Remember Donald Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine? Study in India backs it as Covid-19 cure

India Today  

Hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug touted as a magical Covid-19 cure by former US President Donald Trump last year, has been found effective in a prophylactic study published in the Journal of The Association of Physicians of India last week. The study said, “hen adjusted for other risk factors, HCQ dose as per government recommendations, 2-3, 4-5, 6 or more weeks …

Ex-minister: Bolsonaro eyed decree on chloroquine for COVID
3 years, 8 months ago

Ex-minister: Bolsonaro eyed decree on chloroquine for COVID

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro had considered issuing a decree officially expanding the use of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for COVID-19 patients in Brazil, though studies found it ineffective. Mandetta said he was called to a meeting in the presidential palace where he saw a draft of the decree …

Hydroxychloroquine shouldn’t be used as Covid preventive, says WHO
3 years, 10 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine shouldn’t be used as Covid preventive, says WHO

Hindustan Times  

Anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used in efforts to prevent infection with Covid-19, according to the World Health Organization. Hydroxychloroquine was touted as a Covid-19 treatment by former President Donald Trump and later deemed ineffective. The WHO’s recommendation is based on evidence from six randomized controlled trials with more than 6,000 participants with or without known exposure to a …

Hydroxychloriquine critics are guilty of ‘medical McCarthyism’, controversial doctor says
4 years, 1 month ago

Hydroxychloriquine critics are guilty of ‘medical McCarthyism’, controversial doctor says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Critics of treatment drugs cleared for other diseases being used …

Hydroxycloroquine does not help with Covid mortality; Improves ICU risk
4 years, 2 months ago

Hydroxycloroquine does not help with Covid mortality; Improves ICU risk

NL Times  

Hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug often used to treat Covid-19, does not have a noticeable effect on the mortality rate of the coronavirus, according to a study by 14 Dutch hospitals. The hospitals analyzed 1,064 Covid-19 patients in 14 hospitals, 189 of whom were treated with hydroxychloroquine, 377 were treated with chloroquine, and 498 were not treated with either of the …

‘So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skeptics
4 years, 3 months ago

‘So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skeptics

Associated Press  

MISSION, Kan. — Treating the sick and dying isn’t even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America. In Georgia, at Augusta University Medical Center, visitors have tried to get around the mask requirement by wearing face coverings made of fishnet and other material with visible holes, something the hospital has …

Drug cocktail touted by Trump to treat coronavirus increases chance of death by 27%, study shows
4 years, 4 months ago

Drug cocktail touted by Trump to treat coronavirus increases chance of death by 27%, study shows

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A combination of drugs touted by US president Donald Trump as …

Hydroxychloroquine is a poor coronavirus treatment but a perfect parable for our times
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine is a poor coronavirus treatment but a perfect parable for our times

ABC  

The group had all the trappings of medical authority. Since March 1, public posts containing the word "hydroxychloroquine" have received at least 55 million "interactions" on Facebook — a measure that includes reactions, shares or comments. And in the months since, President Trump and members of his administration have repeatedly returned to the hydroxychloroquine narrative despite the protests of White …

Trump Defends Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It Works in Early Stages of Covid-19 Infection
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Defends Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It Works in Early Stages of Covid-19 Infection

News 18  

US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, saying many frontline medical workers agree with him that the malaria drug works in the early stages of COVID-19 infection, despite mounting evidence that it is ineffective in treating the disease. I think frontline medical people believe that too — some, many," Trump told reporters …

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation. Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and others shared video of the event on Facebook and Twitter, prompting both companies to …

Trump Clings To Unproven Treatments As U.S. Sinks Deeper Into Pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Clings To Unproven Treatments As U.S. Sinks Deeper Into Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s press conference quickly unraveled on Tuesday as he struggled to defend a video he’d retweeted that is full of false claims about the coronavirus and complained about his low approval rating. It doesn’t cause problems.” Trump was also forced to answer for a video he retweeted on Monday that showed a group of self-proclaimed …

Warnings against anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated: Donald Trum
4 years, 5 months ago

Warnings against anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated: Donald Trum

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump said the medical community’s widespread warnings against using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated to damage him. Trump had shared a video of people dressed in white lab coats who called themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” staging a press conference about the virus. “He’s got a pretty good approval rating, so just …

Brazil’s cult of hydroxychloroquine
4 years, 5 months ago

Brazil’s cult of hydroxychloroquine

CNN  

Brasilia, Brazil CNN — The police cavalry horses pranced through red dust towards an open grave nobody expected would be dug for Sgt. Jo Shelley for CNN In Brazil – home to South America’s worst coronavirus outbreak, where as many as 50,000 new cases have been recorded per day – the drug is at the heart of a febrile scrap …

Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation. “I think they’re very respected doctors,” Trump said, adding they believed in the drug. Trump, his son Donald Trump …

Video falsely touts hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 cure
4 years, 5 months ago

Video falsely touts hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 cure

Associated Press  

CLAIM: A video makes numerous claims about preventing the coronavirus, stating that hydroxychloroquine can prevent and cure COVID-19, and wearing masks and keeping people locked down have no value. “There is no evidence done in a rigorous study that shows hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin or zinc or whatever combination you use that has any benefit in the treatment of …

Hydroxychloroquine post gets Donald Trump Jr Twitter suspension
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine post gets Donald Trump Jr Twitter suspension

Daily Mail  

Twitter has banned Donald Trump Jr. from posting any tweets, claiming he shared 'potentially harmful information' after posting a link Monday evening to a viral video of a doctor claiming hydroxychloroquine is a 'cure' for coronavirus and calling it 'must watch.' President Donald Trump also retweeted Monday night two posts of Dr. Stella Immanuel's speech making dubious claims that the …

Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: A week after appearing to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation's leading infectious disease expert. The president also shared a post from the Twitter account for a podcast hosted by Steve Bannon, a …

Hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work in non-hospitalized patients
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work in non-hospitalized patients

CNN  

CNN — The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not benefit non-hospitalized patients with mild Covid-19 symptoms who were treated early in their infection, according to a study published Thursday in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine. “Taken together, there is no convincing evidence that hydroxychloroquine can either prevent COVID-19 after exposure or reduce illness severity after developing early symptoms,” study …

Trump's Claim That Hydroxychloroquine 'Doesn't Kill People' Looks Worse And Worse
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump's Claim That Hydroxychloroquine 'Doesn't Kill People' Looks Worse And Worse

Huff Post  

In late May, Trump also said he had taken hydroxychloroquine for two weeks as a preventative against the coronavirus, even though studies have found that hydroxychloroquine has either no benefit or poses an even greater risk of death. In late March, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for hydroxychloroquine usage with COVID-19 patients, although it admitted, “We …

Bolsonaro taking dubious drug after testing positive for COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Bolsonaro taking dubious drug after testing positive for COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has continued to tout an unproven anti-malarial drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus after testing positive for COVID-19. “He took hydroxychloroquine in public saying he’s feeling good and that it was probably because of the medicated when we know that the medication doesn’t work for COVID-19, so it’s dangerous,” she told Al Jazeera. Then …

Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trialled over better treatments
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trialled over better treatments

Daily Mail  

More than 1,200 studies looking at treatment and prevention of coronavirus are often too small to provide conclusive results and are focusing too much on one potential therapy, a new analysis reveals. Commissioned by STAT News, the report found that one in every six clinical trials studied the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine despite thin evidence that either are effective …

US prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed from February to March, study finds
4 years, 6 months ago

US prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed from February to March, study finds

CNN  

CNN — Prescriptions for the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed in the US from February to March, a time when the drugs, though unproven, were touted as treatments for the coronavirus. Researchers found the estimated number of hydroxychloroquine prescriptions increased 86.2% from February to March, from 367,346 to 683,999, and dispensed chloroquine prescriptions increased 158.6%, rising from 2,346 to …

WHO ending hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID
4 years, 6 months ago

WHO ending hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID

LA Times  

The World Health Organization says it is ending a trial into whether the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helps patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The WHO said Saturday it has “accepted the recommendation” from the committee overseeing the trial to discontinue testing of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir, a drug combination used to treat HIV/AIDS. The United Nations agency says a review of the interim …

Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better
4 years, 6 months ago

Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better

CNN  

CNN — A surprising new study found the controversial antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine helped patients better survive in the hospital. A team at Henry Ford Health System in southeast Michigan said Thursday their study of 2,541 hospitalized patients found that those given hydroxychloroquine were much less likely to die. The US Food and Drug Administration withdrew its emergency use authorization for …

NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients
4 years, 6 months ago

NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients

NPR  

NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients Enlarge this image toggle caption Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge The National Institutes of Health has halted its study of hydroxychloroquine, a drug President Donald Trump has promoted as a possible treatment for COVID-19 and once claimed to be taking himself. In a …

Hydroxychloroquine: US stockpile stuck with 63 million doses of the drug
4 years, 6 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: US stockpile stuck with 63 million doses of the drug

CNN  

CNN — The federal government is stuck with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine now that the US Food and Drug Administration has revoked permission for the drug to be distributed to treat coronavirus patients. The government started stockpiling donated hydroxychloroquine in late March, after President Trump touted it as “very encouraging” and “very powerful” and a “game-changer.” But Monday, the …

US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus
4 years, 6 months ago

US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side effects. Citing reports of heart complications, the FDA said the drugs’ unproven benefits “do not outweigh the known and potential risks.” In a separate announcement, the FDA also warned …

Hydroxychloroquine: FDA revokes authorization of drug Trump touted
4 years, 6 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: FDA revokes authorization of drug Trump touted

CNN  

CNN — The Food and Drug Administration has revoked its emergency use authorization for the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for the treatment of Covid-19. After reviewing the current research available on the drugs, the FDA determined that the drugs do not meet “the statutory criteria” for emergency use authorization as they are unlikely to be effective in treating Covid-19 based …

Health Ministry okays HCQ for early course of Covid-19, remdesivir under emergency use
4 years, 6 months ago

Health Ministry okays HCQ for early course of Covid-19, remdesivir under emergency use

India Today  

The Union Health Ministry has recommended the use of anti-viral drug remdesivir under emergency use authorization, off-label application of immunomodulator tocilizumab and convalescent plasma therapy for treating Covid-19 patients in moderate stage of criticality. Backtracking from its earlier stance, the ministry said anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine should be used in the early course of the disease to achieve any meaningful effect …

The jury is still out on Hydroxychloroquine after the global debacle have left scientists uncertain of its usage
4 years, 7 months ago

The jury is still out on Hydroxychloroquine after the global debacle have left scientists uncertain of its usage

Firstpost  

The WHO paused its trials when The Lancet study showed the drug was tied to an increased risk of death in hospitalized patients. Scientists are resuming COVID-19 trials of the now world-famous drug hydroxychloroquine, as confusion continues to reign about the anti-malarial hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential “game-changer” in fighting the pandemic. The World Health Organization, …

UK halts hydroxychloroquine trial after experts find no reduction in risk of death among coronavirus patients
4 years, 7 months ago

UK halts hydroxychloroquine trial after experts find no reduction in risk of death among coronavirus patients

Firstpost  

British scientists halted a major drug trial after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine was ‘useless’ at treating COVID-19 patients London: British scientists halted a major drug trial on Friday after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by US President Donald Trump as a potential “game changer” in the pandemic, was “useless” at treating COVID-19 patients. We can now …

Authors retract Lancet study that claimed higher death risk for COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine
4 years, 7 months ago

Authors retract Lancet study that claimed higher death risk for COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine

Firstpost  

An influential medical journal article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 patients was retracted on Thursday, adding to controversy around a drug championed by US President Donald Trump. The three authors said Surgisphere, the company that provided the data, would not transfer the dataset for an independent review and they “can no longer vouch for the …

WHO will resume its trial of hydroxychloroquine after studies claiming increased death rates are called into question
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO will resume its trial of hydroxychloroquine after studies claiming increased death rates are called into question

Firstpost  

WHO’s chief scientist said “We owe it to patients to have a definitive answer on whether or not a drug works." The U.N. agency last month paused the part of its large study of treatments against COVID-19 in which newly enrolled patients were getting the anti-malarial drug to treat COVID-19 due to fears it increased death rates and irregular heartbeats. …

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
4 years, 7 months ago

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study

Associated Press  

A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease. “This fits with everything else we’ve seen so far which suggests that it’s not beneficial,” said Dr. Peter Bach, director of a health policy center …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Two studies that showed Hydroxychloroquine's negative effects on COVID-19 patients are being called into question
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Two studies that showed Hydroxychloroquine's negative effects on COVID-19 patients are being called into question

Firstpost  

The study conducted on around 10,000 people tie the malaria drugs to a higher risk of death in hospitalized patients with the virus. After a study published in The Lancet Journal claimed that administering hydroxychloroquine to people infected with COVID-19 infection can increase their risk of death, the World Health Organisation suspended a large scale trial on COVID-19 patients. Now, …

No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Helpful In Preventing COVID-19, Study Finds
4 years, 7 months ago

No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Helpful In Preventing COVID-19, Study Finds

NPR  

No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Helpful In Preventing COVID-19, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images Taking hydroxychloroquine after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 does not protect someone from getting the disease. Sponsor Message As Rajasingham and her colleagues report in the New England Journal of Medicine, 107 of the …

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump said he took the drug to prevent coronavirus, but new study shows that doesn’t work
4 years, 7 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump said he took the drug to prevent coronavirus, but new study shows that doesn’t work

CNN  

CNN — On the heels of studies showing hydroxychloroquine doesn’t help patients in the hospital with Covid-19, a new study – the first of its kind – shows the drug doesn’t work to prevent infection with the virus, either. The University of Minnesota study has been covered in the media over the past few months, and Dr. David Boulware, the …

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
4 years, 7 months ago

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study

LA Times  

A malaria drug that President Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease. After 14 days in the study, 12% on the drug developed COVID-19 symptoms versus 14% in the placebo group, but the difference is so small …

France bans hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 amid safety concerns
4 years, 7 months ago

France bans hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 amid safety concerns

Live Mint  

The French government on Wednesday cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering severe forms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The move, which takes immediate effect, is the first by a country since the World Health Organization said on Monday it was pausing a large trial of the malaria …

Anthony Fauci: Science shows hydroxychloroquine is not effective as a coronavirus treatment
4 years, 7 months ago

Anthony Fauci: Science shows hydroxychloroquine is not effective as a coronavirus treatment

CNN  

Washington CNN — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that data shows hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for the coronavirus, disputing use of the drug to fight the deadly virus even as President Donald Trump touts it as a potential cure and says he has taken it himself. “The scientific data is really quite evident now about the lack of …

WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus patients due to safety concerns
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus patients due to safety concerns

ABC  

The World Health Organization has suspended testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients due to safety concerns, according to WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Key points: A study in The Lancet warned that hydroxycholoroquine could cause heart problems Donald Trump said he was taking the drug as a precaution against COVID-19 Other WHO trials will continue, including for …

Coronavirus | WHO suspends clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety concerns
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO suspends clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety concerns

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said on Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure. Mr. Tedros said that the executive group of the so-called Solidarity Trial, in which hundreds of hospitals across several countries have enrolled patients to test several possible …

Coronavirus: WHO suspends hydoxychloroquine trial over safety
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: WHO suspends hydoxychloroquine trial over safety

Daily Mail  

A clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients has been suspended amid safety concerns. But the World Health Organization said it was concerned after a study from The Lancet published on Friday revealed higher mortality rates among COVID-19 patients who took the drug. Therefore, researchers said they're suspending use of hydroxychloroquine in the WHO's Solidarity Trial, which …

WHO suspends coronavirus hydroxychloroquine trial
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO suspends coronavirus hydroxychloroquine trial

Al Jazeera  

The WHO also warned that the world is still in the middle of the pandemic’s first wave, and a second peak is possible. The World Health Organization has temporarily suspended testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference on Monday. Meanwhile, Mike …

Safety concerns: WHO halts clinical trial of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19
4 years, 7 months ago

Safety concerns: WHO halts clinical trial of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19

India Today  

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. "The executive group has implemented a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm within the Solidarity trial while the safety data is reviewed by the data safety monitoring board," Tedros told an online briefing. …

Proof of hydroxychloroquine’s efficacy to be available in July
4 years, 7 months ago

Proof of hydroxychloroquine’s efficacy to be available in July

The Hindu  

Proof of whether hydroxychloroquine, the controversial anti-malarial drug, can stave off COVID-19 infection will be available by July, a senior scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research, leading a large trial of the drug in healthcare workers, told The Hindu. The aim of the observational study is to check if at all, and to what extent, a regimen of …

WHO advises against use of hydroxychloroquine even as ICMR approves
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO advises against use of hydroxychloroquine even as ICMR approves

India Today  

The World Health Organization has advised against the use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, saying it found no evidence, in randomised clinical trials, of drug's effectiveness for coronavirus treatment. Quoting one of the three studies done in India, the ICMR said, "Amongst healthcare workers involved in Covid-19 care, those on HCQ prophylaxis were less likely to develop SARS-CoV-2 infection, compared …

Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs for coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs for coronavirus

Associated Press  

Malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new study of nearly 100,000 patients around the world. The study of the malaria drugs was less rigorous and observational, but its size and scope gives it a lot of …

Hydroxychloroquine linked to deaths, heart risks in COVID-19 study
4 years, 7 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine linked to deaths, heart risks in COVID-19 study

LA Times  

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine didn’t benefit patients with the coronavirus, either alone or in combination with an antibiotic, according to a study published Friday by the Lancet. Antimalarial drugs that President Trump has touted for treatment of COVID-19 were linked to an increased risk of death and heart ailments in a study. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine didn’t benefit patients with the coronavirus, …

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