FDA nixes hydroxychloroquine, warns not to take with Gilead's Covid-fighting drug

Regulators on Monday withdrew emergency use authorization of a drug promoted by President Donald Trump for use against Covid-19 and warned that its combination with Gilead Sciences Inc.'s remdesivir could have side effects. The Food and Drug Administration said a nonclinical laboratory study of Foster City-based Gilead's (NASDQ: GILD) remdesivir, which also has emergency use authorization, with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine indicated "potential drug interactions." It recommended against administering…
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