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Top Medical Body Drops Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine From Covid Treatment
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group dropped the usage of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients.
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Re-Purposed Hydroxychloroquine Being Used For Mild, Moderate Covid Cases: Harsh Vardhan
Re-purposed hydroxychloroquine is being used for mild but high risk and moderate COVID-19 cases, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Centre Allocates 4.24 Crore Hydroxychloroquine Tablets To States
The Union health ministry made the biggest allocation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in India by distributing 4.24 crore medicines to the states and Union Territories.
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Aliens And "Reptilians": US Viral Video Doctor's Odd Beliefs
A Houston physician retweeted by President Donald Trump after appearing in a video where she praised hydroxychloroquine as a miracle coronavirus cure blames gynecological problems on sex with evil spirits and believes the US government is run by "reptilians."
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Brazilian President Says He Tested Negative For Covid 2 Weeks After Diagnosis
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed on July 7, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.
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HCQ, Chloroquine Do Not Show Antiviral Effect Against Coronavirus, Studies Reveal
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.
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Brazil President Says He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Fight COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has tested positive for COVID-19, said on Facebook Thursday that he was "very well" and again advocated the use of the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine.
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Trump Still Sees Hydroxychloroquine As Promising Virus Cure: White House
President Donald Trump continues to see a malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a promising drug to be used to prevent infection with the coronavirus, the White House said on Thursday, though the US Food and Drug Administration has said its efficacy and safety were unproven.
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WHO Stops Hydroxychloroquine, HIV Drug Trials Among COVID-19 Patients: Report
The World Health Organisation on Saturday has stopped its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients after they failed to reduce the death rate, Al Jazeera reported.
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Global COVID-19 Prevention Trial Of Hydroxychloroquine To Resume
A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart after being approved by British regulators.
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Swiss Firm Novartis Stops Hydroxychloroquine Trial For COVID-19 Treatment
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has decided to halt a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, citing problems in recruiting enough patients for the study of the controversial drug.
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Centre Lifts Export Ban On Anti-Malarial Drug Hydroxychloroquine
The government on Thursday lifted the export ban on anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine with immediate effect.
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Anti-Malarial Drug HCQ Does Not Reduce COVID-19 Mortality Rate, Says WHO, Halts Trial
The World Health Organization said it had decided Wednesday to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 patients, finding it did not reduce the mortality rate.
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UK Suspends Hydroxychloroquine Trial For COVID-19
Britain's drug regulator on Tuesday instructed scientists trialling the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 to suspend the recruitment of participants.
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Only US Agencies Couldn't Grasp Benefits Of Hydroxychloroquine: Trump
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, but quickly came under fire from US President Donald Trump, who said only US agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus.
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Top Medical Body Drops Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine From Covid Treatment
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group dropped the usage of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients.
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Re-Purposed Hydroxychloroquine Being Used For Mild, Moderate Covid Cases: Harsh Vardhan
Re-purposed hydroxychloroquine is being used for mild but high risk and moderate COVID-19 cases, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Centre Allocates 4.24 Crore Hydroxychloroquine Tablets To States
The Union health ministry made the biggest allocation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in India by distributing 4.24 crore medicines to the states and Union Territories.
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Aliens And "Reptilians": US Viral Video Doctor's Odd Beliefs
A Houston physician retweeted by President Donald Trump after appearing in a video where she praised hydroxychloroquine as a miracle coronavirus cure blames gynecological problems on sex with evil spirits and believes the US government is run by "reptilians."
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Brazilian President Says He Tested Negative For Covid 2 Weeks After Diagnosis
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed on July 7, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.
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HCQ, Chloroquine Do Not Show Antiviral Effect Against Coronavirus, Studies Reveal
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.
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Brazil President Says He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Fight COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has tested positive for COVID-19, said on Facebook Thursday that he was "very well" and again advocated the use of the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine.
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Trump Still Sees Hydroxychloroquine As Promising Virus Cure: White House
President Donald Trump continues to see a malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a promising drug to be used to prevent infection with the coronavirus, the White House said on Thursday, though the US Food and Drug Administration has said its efficacy and safety were unproven.
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WHO Stops Hydroxychloroquine, HIV Drug Trials Among COVID-19 Patients: Report
The World Health Organisation on Saturday has stopped its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients after they failed to reduce the death rate, Al Jazeera reported.
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Global COVID-19 Prevention Trial Of Hydroxychloroquine To Resume
A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart after being approved by British regulators.
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Swiss Firm Novartis Stops Hydroxychloroquine Trial For COVID-19 Treatment
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has decided to halt a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, citing problems in recruiting enough patients for the study of the controversial drug.
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Centre Lifts Export Ban On Anti-Malarial Drug Hydroxychloroquine
The government on Thursday lifted the export ban on anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine with immediate effect.
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Anti-Malarial Drug HCQ Does Not Reduce COVID-19 Mortality Rate, Says WHO, Halts Trial
The World Health Organization said it had decided Wednesday to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 patients, finding it did not reduce the mortality rate.
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UK Suspends Hydroxychloroquine Trial For COVID-19
Britain's drug regulator on Tuesday instructed scientists trialling the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 to suspend the recruitment of participants.
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Only US Agencies Couldn't Grasp Benefits Of Hydroxychloroquine: Trump
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, but quickly came under fire from US President Donald Trump, who said only US agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus.
