New Delhi: With the novel coronavirus infecting over five crore people globally, boosting immunity is the biggest concern today. A body’s immune system is its defence system. When a cold …
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Washington: The White House has urged the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reinstate its emergency use authorization (EUA) for the anti-malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), for COVID-19 treatment. Weeks ago, …
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Washington: The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it has halted a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the anti-malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for the treatment …
US National Institutes of Health halts clinical trial of HCQ Read More New Delhi: India on Thursday lifted the restriction on the export of anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine, which is widely used around the world as a prophylactic to fight Covid-19. In March, the …
Covid-19: India frees export of anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine Read More New York: The US is partially stopping the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which President Donald Trump personally obtained from India, and chloroquine (CQ) to treat COVID-19, suspending it in hospital settings …
US partially ends HCQ, CQ use for COVID-19 Read More New York: Researchers in the US have urged a temporary prohibition on prescribing chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), with or without azithromycin, to treat or prevent Covid-19. Despite the fact that there …
Researchers urge halt in prescribing HCQ for Covid-19 in US Read More London: Researchers have developed a new method to measure levels of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with the rheumatic disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). According to the study, published …
New test method can offer safer dosages of hydroxychloroquine Read More New Delhi: NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul, here on Thursday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had recommended hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as prophylaxis with full responsibility, and as per the …
Use of HCQ in Covid-19 cases defended, to continue Read More
Geneva; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, said that a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on COVID-19 patients has come to “a temporary pause”, while the safety data …
WHO suspends HCQ clinical trial on COVID-19 patients Read More New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued revised guidelines for use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), the malaria drug, as a preventive medication for asymptomatic healthcare workers in non-Covid-19 …
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