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NIH begins clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A clinical trial has begun to evaluate whether the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, given together with the antibiotic azithromycin, can prevent hospitalization and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is sponsoring the trial, which is being conducted by the NIAID-funded AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG). Teva Pharmaceuticals is donating medications for the study.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 14, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

F.D.A. Warns of Heart Problems From Malaria Drugs Used for Coronavirus
The drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, have been repeatedly promoted by President Trump. But they should be used only in clinical trials or hospitals, the agency said.
Source: NYT - April 25, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Denise Grady Tags: Hydroxychloroquine (Drug) Food and Drug Administration National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Azithromycin (Drug) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Trump, Donald J Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Nature Medicine ( Source Type: news

New U.S. Treatment Guidelines for Covid-19 Don ’t See Much Progress
A panel of experts said there was insufficient evidence about many drugs that have been considered as possible remedies for coronavirus patients, including some President Trump has advocated.
Source: NYT Health - April 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Denise Grady Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Azithromycin (Drug) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Hydroxychloroquine (Drug) Clinical Trials Veterans Fauci, Anthony S Trump, Donald J National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Veterans Affairs Department y Source Type: news

President Trump Called Hydroxychloroquine a ‘Game Changer,’ But Experts Warn Against Self-Medicating With the Drug. Here’s What You Need to Know
After President Trump, late last week, expressed great confidence in the promise of a new COVID-19 therapy that combines two existing prescription medications, supplies of these two drugs rapidly began disappearing from pharmacy shelves. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed an Indian company previously restricted from importing drug products into the US to now start manufacturing one of the drugs. And U.S. plants began gearing up to produce enough to meet the surge in demand. But in those few days, a few people who began self medicating with the drugs in an effort to prevent COVID-19 have died, and others have bee...
Source: TIME: Health - March 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news