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FDA rescinds approval for use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients, says risks outweighs the benefits
Tech2 News Staff •In a separate announcement, the FDA has warned doctors against prescribing the HCQ in combination with remdesivir, the other drug shown to help COVID-19 patients.
FDA warns against the usage of Remdesivir along with malaria antiviral hydroxychloroquine
•FDA said it was no longer reasonable to believe that oral formulations of HCQ maybe effective in treating the illness caused by COVID-19.
Coronavirus pandemic claims a new type of victims: Prestigious medical journals — The Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine
•Journals used to take many months, or a year, to scrutinize and edit a complicated study, now peer review may be condensed to as little as 48 hours.
US FDA withdraws emergency use of chloroquine and HCQ for COVID-19 treatment, says anti-malaria drugs may not be effective in curing virus
•The US food and drug regulatory body, FDA, on Monday withdrew the emergency use authorisation of anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 patients after concluding that they may not be effective to cure the virus infections.
Fake prescription for COVID-19 appears on social media: Here's the list of medicines and what they do
Myupchar •Self-medication for COVID-19 based on messages shared on social media platforms can cause more harm then be helpful
UK halts hydroxychloroquine trial after experts find no reduction in risk of death among coronavirus patients
•British scientists halted a major drug trial after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine was 'useless' at treating COVID-19 patients
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) study shows increased mortality in COVID-19 patients just as ICMR widens its use in India
Myupchar •The study suggests that HCQ should not be used against COVID-19 outside of clinical trials at this point.
Donald Trump defends use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as 'line of defence' against 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.'
Despite FDA warning, Donald Trump claims to have been taking hydroxychloroquine for past week to prevent against COVID-19
•US President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug.
New Hydroxychloroquine study suggests an increase in mortality of COVID-19 patients
Myupchar •Various studies have since been done all over the world to test the efficiency of HCQ in the treatment of COVID-19 but with controversial results.