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June 15, 2020 Update: Based on ongoing analysis and emerging scientific data, FDA has revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) to use hydroxychloroquine
Purpose of review: Told from the viewpoint of rheumatologists, this review tells
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization in March 2020 that allowed healthcare professionals to use hydroxychloroquine in teens and adults
After the outbreak of COVID-19, scientists recommended that hydroxychloroquine could be effective in treating the virus
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Symptoms of this viral infection, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), include mild infections of the upper respiratory tract, viral pneumonia, respiratory failure, multiple organ failure and death
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The researchers sent either hydroxychloroquine or a placebo by mail to 821 people who had been in close contact with a COVID-19 patient for more than 10 minutes without proper protection
A World Health Organization infographic that states that hydroxychloroquine does not prevent illness or death from COVID-19
Hydroxychloroquine didn’t lower the need for (or time using Effects of HCQ/CQ on the endocytic pathway in the host cells
Two drugs classically used by dermatologists are being examined in the fight against COVID-19:
1: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) shows several potential effects against COVID-19 disease
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French Confirmed COVID-19 patients were included in a single arm protocol from early March to March 16 th, to receive 600mg of hydroxychloroquine daily and their viral load in nasopharyngeal swabs was tested daily in a hospital setting