Hydroxychloroquine

• New UCalgary drug study shows promising treatment option for MS patients

  A drug used to treat malaria and rheumatoid arthritis is showing promise in helping MS patients, according to a new University of Calgary study.

  Health

  Jan 14, 2022
  
• FDA warns Americans to stop taking horse dewormer for COVID-19: ‘You are not a horse’

  The FDA issued a statement warning citizens to stop taking a horse deworming drug as defence against COVID-19, following reports of people being admitted to hospital.

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  Aug 23, 2021
  
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• ‘Don’t worry about it’: Dubious online pharmacies push unlicensed COVID-19 treatments

  Drug suppliers that claimed to be based in India offered to sell hydroxychloroquine and other medications at steep discounts and without a prescription.

  Investigations

  May 11, 2021
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• Trump backs doctor who believes in COVID-19 cure and ‘demon sperm’

  Dr. Stella Immanuel falsely claimed in a viral video that hydroxychloroquine, which Trump has often touted, is a coronavirus 'cure.'

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  Jul 29, 2020
• Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr.’s account over COVID-19 misinformation policy

  The eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine.

  World

  Jul 28, 2020
• Trump renews claims unproven anti-malaria drug treats COVID-19, challenges Fauci

  Numerous studies have shown that the drug, hydroxychloroquine, is not an effective treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

  World

  Jul 28, 2020
• Brazil’s Bolsonaro claims hydroxychloroquine will cure his coronavirus despite no evidence

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against COVID-19.

  World

  Jul 8, 2020
• Florida teen dies of COVID-19 after maskless church party, taking Trump-touted drugs

  The mother of Carsyn Leigh Davis, 17, has been accused of putting her immunocompromised daughter at risk with conspiracy theories.

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  Jul 7, 2020
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• WHO discontinuing trials of hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs on COVID-19 patients

  The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.

  Health

  Jul 4, 2020
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• Global trial of hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment to resume

  A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart after being approved by British regulators. 

  World

  Jun 30, 2020