WHAT ARE HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE OR HCQ?
Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a medication usually prescribed to prevent and treat malaria. It is also used to treat chronic skin inflammation and arthritis in patients whose symptoms have not improved with other treatments. Many countries have authorised the hospital use of HCQ or its use in clinical studies under the supervision of healthcare professionals. The drug is in the list of World Health Organization's essential medicines. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, HCQ was touted to be effective and approved for use as a prophylactic drug by several countries, including India.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE NEWS
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Combination of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin increases heart risk: Study
This study, first published on MedRxiv, has already made significant impacts in the healthcare community| August 29, 2020, Saturday -
Hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin increases heart risk: Global study
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Trump accuses 'deep state' at FDA of slowing vaccine, to hurt his election
The "deep state" is a term used by Trump to describe employees of government agencies that he believes are manipulating policy to ...| August 23, 2020, Sunday -
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Its case tally is higher than the combined total of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, the next two most affected states| August 22, 2020, Saturday -
Lack of clarity, rigour raise doubts over Covid-19 vaccine trials: Experts
The problem is that traditionally there has been poor scrutiny of clinical trials in India where often the emphasis is on cutting ...| August 21, 2020, Friday
