The price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in sub sahara African countries amid COVID 19.

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there have been claims that hydroxychloroquine can help in preventing and treatment the deadly virus, and since it’s been a valuable object that is trafficked. Chloroquine is well known in Africa and was one of the most widely prescribed anti-malaria drugs until the 1980s. But it is no... Read More

WHO stops hydroxychloroquine trials as potential COVID-19 treatment

The World Health Organisation has stopped the testing of hydroxychloroquine on its solidarity trials as one of the potential drugs for the treatment of Covid-19. The global trial is one of several hunts for drugs that may be effective against COVID-19. The UN health agency, during a press briefing, said it dropped the malaria medicine from... Read More

UK trial on hydroxychloroquine: ‘It doesn’t work’

A large, randomized U.K. trial found “no clinical benefit” of hydroxychloroquine to treat hospitalized Covid-19 patients, researchers announced Friday. “It doesn’t work,” declared Martin Landray, one of the lead researchers, at a briefing. Patients receiving hydroxychloroquine died at about the same rate — about one in four — as those receiving regular care in... Read More

France halts hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus treatment

The French government said Wednesday that doctors can no longer treat COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, a controversial and potentially harmful drug nonetheless being promoted by US President Donald Trump. The move came after two French advisory bodies and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week that the drug, a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus,... Read More