Categories
Current Events

The FDA warns against Trump’s suggestions to use hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine against coronavirus

“…can cause dangerous abnormalities in heart rhythm in coronavirus patients and has resulted in some deaths…”

“There is no proof that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine help coronavirus patients.”

“Trump has advocated their use repeatedly, sometimes in combination with azithromycin, an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections, not viral diseases. His repeated promotion of the use of the anti-malaria drugs is at odds with many of his top public health officials.”

Source (https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-cautions-against-use-hydroxychloroquine-or-chloroquine-covid-19-outside-hospital-setting-or)

Via (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/coronavirus-us-usa-updates.html)