Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19.

The article focuses on the hydroxychloroquine (HCQ ), a generic drug developed originally as a treatment for malaria. Topics include HCQ used in the treatment of COVID-19 disease; the use of HCQ for Covid in various countries has provided a quasi-experiment to assess its efficacy; and early use of H...

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Publicado en:Quadrant Magazine Vol. 64; no. 11; pp. 22 - 28
Autor principal: Kellow, Aynsley
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Quadrant Magazine Co Inc. Nov2020
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Sumario:The article focuses on the hydroxychloroquine (HCQ ), a generic drug developed originally as a treatment for malaria. Topics include HCQ used in the treatment of COVID-19 disease; the use of HCQ for Covid in various countries has provided a quasi-experiment to assess its efficacy; and early use of HCQ in COVID-19 disease show a 78 per cent reduction in deaths per million compared with those with limited early use.