Hydroxychloroquine News

Researchers found that early use of hydroxychloroquine by people who were not hospitalized yielded a statistically significant 24% reduction in risk of infection, hospitalization or death

In laboratory experiments, researchers allowed several species of disease-carrying mosquitoes, plus some other biting insects, to feed on blood spiked with the novel coronavirus

During April-June, the drugmaker recorded strong growth in sales globally as leaders like US president Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro endorsed HCQ's covid-19 treatment capacities

The president, in a marked shift from the more measured approach he’s taken toward the virus in recent days, took to Twitter to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19

Bolsonaro said he tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.

The official said if he were to show any kind of symptoms, he would first ask his doctor whether hydroxychloroquine is appropriateThe latest request to the FDA also comes on the heels of two decisions by the FDA over the last several months to shut down hydroxychloroquine

The DoP, which comes under the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, had asked the DGFT to issue a notification to the effect

Trump has touted the antimalarial as a treatment for the coronavirus since early weeks of the global outbreak, calling it a 'game-changer'The WHO’s Solidarity trial is one of several worldwide that pits a few drugs against each other to identify those that are most effective against Covid

The DGFT on 4 April had banned export of hydroxychloroquine, which is being used to treat covid-19 based on limited evidence

Cardiac care medicines reported sales growth of 3.9% against 5.9% in April, while that of anti-diabetic drugs grew 1.1% compared with 6.4 % increase in the preceding month