hydroxychloroquine

The online pharmacy HealthWarehouse said that of the 500,000 tablets requested in March, it only dispensed around 100,000 after screening.

Health & Safety

Online Pharmacy Saw A 'Panic-Driven' Boom In Drug Touted By Trump

6:09pm May 14, 2020

by Austin Horn

HealthWarehouse says requests for hydroxychloroquine surged to 50 times the usual number in March. Its website crashed after Trump mentioned the drug, which is unproven to treat COVID-19.

An employee of a Syrian pharmaceutical factory works on the production line of the hydroxychloroquine drug on April 28, in the government-controlled city of Homs.

Factories In Syria Ramp Up Production Of Hydroxychloroquine Amid Soaring Demand

2:01pm May 11, 2020

by Ruth Sherlock

"Hydroxychloroquine is included in the [Syrian] national case management guidelines for COVID-19," though there's no evidence that it's effective, a World Health Organization representative tells NPR.

Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, is seen here in 2018.

Rick Bright, Former Top Vaccine Scientist, Files Whistleblower Complaint

9:38pm May 05, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Bright says he was removed from his post as a high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccines because of his reluctance to promote drugs such as hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

Three things that are being touted (with limited or no evidence) as coronavirus treatments: the bitter root artemesia, vodka and the anti-malarial and arthritis drug hydroxychloroquine.

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When Public Figures Make Questionable Health Claims, Do People Listen?

12:09pm May 01, 2020

by Susan Brink

President Trump is one of many leaders and entrepreneurs, past and present, who have put forth untested and even potentially dangerous proposals during a health crisis.

President Trump has previously suggested that a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may help in the fight against the virus — but the Food and Drug Administration has strongly warned against taking hydroxychloroquine without medical monit

FDA Warns Against Wide Use Of The Drugs Trump Hailed As 'Game Changers'

4:06pm April 24, 2020

The agency said Friday that using hydroxychloroquine and a related compound, chloroquine, for COVID-19 may cause life-threatening side effects. That warning contradicts the president's own enthusiasm.

A bottle of hydroxycloroquine sits on a table outside the entrance to The Resort at Texas City nursing home, where Robin Armstrong, a doctor and the home's medical director, is giving the drug to residents

COVID-19 Patients Given Unproven Drug In Texas Nursing Home, Garnering Criticism

6:16pm April 10, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

A Texas doctor decided to give dozens of coronavirus patients at a nursing home a controversial, experimental medication, in some cases without telling their families first. He defends the decision.

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Duke Leads $50 Million Study On Coronavirus Preventative Drug

6:00am April 10, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

A $50 million study is underway at Duke Clinical Research Institute to prevent COVID-19 in health care workers.

President Trump has promoted the anti-malaria drug for fighting COVID-19, but scientists say more testing is needed.

After Reverse On Hydroxychloroquine Export Ban, India Says 'Only Meeting The Demand'

1:39pm April 09, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

After President Trump complained, India reversed its export ban on the anti-malaria drug, which Trump has touted as a coronavirus treatment. There's no clinical evidence it works against COVID-19.

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Trump Tells The Story Of A 'Miracle' Cure For COVID-19. But Was It?

9:02pm April 07, 2020

by Joe Palca

President Trump continues to promote hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has not been proved to work against coronavirus and COVID-19. He's relying on anecdotes, not science.

Medical staff in Marseille, France show packets of a Nivaquine, tablets containing chloroquine and Plaqueril, tablets containing hydroxychloroquine.

FACT CHECK: Premature — Trump Continues To Claim Drug Can Treat Coronavirus

10:11pm April 03, 2020

by Dan Charles

Lab studies have shown hydroxychloroquine has blocked the coronavirus from entering cells, but scientists have not reported results yet of whether it can work as a treatment.