Chloroquine

• ‘Don’t worry about it’: Dubious online pharmacies push unlicensed COVID-19 treatments

  Drug suppliers that claimed to be based in India offered to sell hydroxychloroquine and other medications at steep discounts and without a prescription.

  Investigations

  May 11, 2021
  
• Global trial of hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment 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. 

  World

  Jun 30, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus: Big study finds Trump-backed malaria drugs not helpful treatment

  Friday’s report in the journal Lancet is not a rigorous test of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, but it is by far the largest look at their use in real world settings, spanning 671 hospitals on six continents.

  World

  May 22, 2020
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• Poison control calls spike after Trump talks of disinfectant to fight coronavirus

  "Hundreds" of callers reportedly asked poison control if disinfectant could fight the coronavirus in the human body. It can't.

  World

  Apr 27, 2020
• Coronavirus: Health Canada issues warning on hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine use

  Health Canada said chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can have "serious side effects" and should only be used under the supervision of a physician.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2020
• Coronavirus: Controversial malaria drug hydroxychloroquine tested at B.C. seniors’ home

  Hydroxychloroquine is being trialed as a therapy for COVID-19 at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre.

  Mar 27, 2020
• Don’t trust Trump’s coronavirus ‘cure,’ says widow of man poisoned by chloroquine

  The woman says she and her late husband tried a type of chloroquine after Trump called the drug a 'game-changer' for coronavirus.

  Trending

  Mar 24, 2020
• Avoid untested COVID-19 meds: health officials after man ingests Trump-touted drug, dies

  U.S. President Donald Trump caused a stir last weekend when he touted chloroquine as a possible treatment for virus victims.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2020