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June 15, 2020 04:58 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/15/21291694/fda-hydroxychloroquine-emergency-authorization-trump-barda
FDA ends emergency authorization for hydroxychloroquine
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The Food and Drug Administration is withdrawing emergency authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments for COVID-19, the agency announced today. Recent clinical trials showed that the drugs were not effective against the disease.
The medications are still FDA-approved for diseases like malaria and lupus, so they remain on the market. Because they are approved for other diseases, doctors could technically still prescribe them for COVID-19 patients under off-label use. Clinical trials focusing on the drugs can also continue. This decision, though, indicates that the FDA is no longer confident that the drug would benefit COVID-19 patients.
“We now believe that the suggested dosing regimens for [chloroquine] and...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/15/21291694/fda-hydroxychloroquine-emergency-authorization-trump-barda
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