Hydroxychloroquine RCTs:'Ethically, the Choice Is Clear'Hydroxychloroquine RCTs:'Ethically, the Choice Is Clear '
The vast majority of studies on hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19 are observational, but randomization is what shows its true effect, says Dr F. Perry Wilson.Medscape (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - August 5, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Nigeria: Govt Investigates Drug Stores Over Covid-19 Drugs Price Hike
[Premium Times] Federal authorities in Nigeria are investigating some drug stores in the country over outrageous hiking of prices of hydroxychloroquine, a controversial anti-malaria drug used for COVID-19 treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 5, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The US sent Brazil millions of hydroxychloroquine doses. Months later, they're still in storage
It was the kind of gift that should have come with a return slip. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Are We Still Talking About Hydroxychloroquine? Why Are We Still Talking About Hydroxychloroquine?
Dr Allan Block has had enough of the hydroxychloroquine debate."While hydroxychloroquine may have its uses for other disorders, at this point COVID-19 doesn ' t appear to be one of them," he says.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - August 4, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
What We Don ’t Know About COVID-19 Can Hurt Us
Countries around the world have introduced stringent control measures to stop COVID-19 outbreaks growing, but now many find themselves facing the same situation again. From Melbourne to Miami, the relaxation of measures had led to increasing flare-ups, which in some places has already meant reclosing schools, businesses or travel routes. Within the U.S. and among different countries, places with wildly varying public-health policies have experienced wildly diverse outcomes. Most ominously, infections are rising rapidly in many places where they once were falling.
So how do countries avoid an indefinite, unsustainable, cycl...
Source: TIME: Health - August 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adam Kucharski Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Top Health Official: Time To ‘Move On’ From Hydroxychloroquine Efficacy Claims
There's "no evidence" to show the anti-malarial drug is effective in treating COVID-19, Adm. Brett Giroir said. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 2, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: news
Fauci rebuts Republican claims about hydroxychloroquine in Capitol Hill session
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci resisted efforts by Republicans to criticize recent protests against racial injustice while pushing back on their continued promotion of hydroxycholoroquine as a possible coronavirus remedy in Congress on Friday. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/World Source Type: news
Researchers publish scathing critique of a hydroxychloroquine study touted by the White House
Researchers on Wednesday published scathing critiques of a study President Trump repeatedly touted on Twitter. That study, published earlier this month in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, claimed to show that hydroxychloroquine saved lives. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers publish scathing critique of a hydroxychloroquine study touted by the White House
(Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus: 'NO evidence' hydroxychloroquine fights infection
Dr Deborah Birx, the White coronavirus task force response coordinator, said hydroxychloroquine may be useful in anecdotal cases but it hasn't been shown to work in randomized clinical trials. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ohio's Pharmacy Board Bans Sale of Hydroxychloroquine Ohio's Pharmacy Board Bans Sale of Hydroxychloroquine
Under the new rule, which took effect today, pharmacies and prescriber clinics can ' t sell or dispense hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 without approval from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - July 30, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pharmacist News Source Type: news
Proton Pump and VEGF Inhibitors Among Adds to FDA Watch List Proton Pump and VEGF Inhibitors Among Adds to FDA Watch List
Some products containing hydroxychloroquine also make the list of drugs with potential risks or new safety information.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - July 30, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Hydroxychloroquine No COVID Cure, Experts Warn
Experts are warning about messages in a controversial video shared by President Donald Trump touting the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a recommended treatment for COVID-19. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine ineffective says Fauci
The researcher tells BBC Trump's claims about the drug's effectiveness are not backed by science. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
White House press secretary discusses the president's controversial comments on COVID-19
As U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 150,000, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss President Trump's controversial comments on hydroxychloroquine, which has been deemed not effective by medical professionals, and his retweeting of a video that contains mixed messaging on masks. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
