FDA Issues Warning About Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

BySuhani Sharma
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https://time.com/5827085/fda-warning-hydroxychloroquine/

On April 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a MedWatch Safety Alert about the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for treating COVID-19.

After preliminary studies hinted that hydroxychloroquine may help some patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms to improve, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow doctors to use the drug on hospitalized patients whose symptoms are not improving.

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