More evidence has emerged that taking hydroxychloroquine does not prevent someone from contracting the novel coronavirus. Researchers looked at thousands of patients who were already taking the medication for conditions it’s approved for, including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The drug has been touted by President Donald Trump, who revealed he was prescribed a two-week … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: WHO says it is SUSPENDING its trial of anti-malaria drug hydoxychloroquine in coronavirus patients citing safety concerns Hydroxychloroquine is most typically used to treat malaria, lupus and arthritis The WHO has been testing the drug as part of its Solidarity trial looking at the safety and efficacy of four medications against coronavirus But a study … Read more
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not speed up coronavirus patients’ recovery in a trial in China, scientists have revealed. In a disappointing blow for the promising drug, which is being trialled against COVID-19 in the UK and around the world, doctors said it did not work as a cure. Patients who were taking it suffered … Read more
President Donald Trump doubled down on his defense of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for use to combat the coronavirus, saying no one would die from the pill. ‘You not going to die from this pill. There could be some side effects but the side effects is more so from the Z pack,’ he said Tuesday at his … Read more
Dr Anthony Fauci has rebuked Donald Trump’s claim that anti-malaria drug chloroquine could be a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19. Dr Facui, who is a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, made the claim during an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN Thursday evening. ‘There’s no magic drug for coronavirus right now,’ the … Read more
The US is fast-tracking the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday. ‘They’ve gone through the approval process – it’s been approved. They took it down from many, many months to immediate. So we’re going to be able to make that drug available by prescription.’ … Read more
The NHS is facing growing pressure to use experimental drugs to help patients diagnosed with the coronavirus. An online petition has been launched calling on authorities to start trials of an anti-malarial drug called chloroquine which has shown promising results in China. Doctors and scientists around the world are scrambling to find a way to … Read more