Hydroxichloroquine for COVID-19 infection: Do we have a final word after one year?

Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Oct 26:S0953-6205(21)00366-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.10.026. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe results presently available from randomised clinical trials and their meta-analysis indicate that Hydroxychloroquine is not associated in COVID-19 patients with either decreased mortality or clinical worsening. Thus, the use of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients cannot at present be encouraged. However, the hypothesis that Hydroxychloroquine might have a beneficial role in subgroups of patients at low risk and/or when used at low dosage (≤ 400 mg/day) deserves to be tested in large, well designed randomised clinical trials.PMID:34750033 | PMC:PMC8547940 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2021.10.026
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