Researchers retract study that found big risks in using hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19
FRIDAY, JUNE 05, 2020
Three of the authors of a study that found the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine was dangerous for hospitalized covid-19 patients retracted it Thursday, saying they could "no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources."
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine, dismissing safety concerns
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is taking the drug hydroxychloroquine as protection against the novel coronavirus, despite the lack of evidence that it prevents individuals from contracting the illness and warnings from physicians that it can have deadly side effects.
FDA says chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine could be fatal
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2020
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration warned Friday that doctors should not use the malaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 patients outside a hospital or a clinical trial, citing reports of "serious heart rhythm problems."