Despite mounting pressure to make hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) more widely available in the US, the inconvenient truth is that we still don’t know for sure if it is effective in patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Many people are understandably being influenced by anecdotal reports on Twitter and in the news, but what we really need is proof from large clinical trials. In the absence of such proof, here’s what we know so far: Drugs.com
Monday, April 6, 2020
Is hydroxychloroquine effective for COVID-19?
Despite mounting pressure to make hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) more widely available in the US, the inconvenient truth is that we still don’t know for sure if it is effective in patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Many people are understandably being influenced by anecdotal reports on Twitter and in the news, but what we really need is proof from large clinical trials. In the absence of such proof, here’s what we know so far: Drugs.com
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