Sanofi halts enrolling COVID-19 patients in hydroxychloroquine trials Ruchika Sharma1 Jun 2020 3:08 PM ISTThe moves come after the World Health Organization paused its large trial of hydroxychloroquine, prompting several European governments to ban the use...
Scientists question study leading to trial suspension of HCQS in COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 12:45 PM ISTDozens of scientists have raised concerns over a large-scale study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine published in the Lancet that led to the World...
Brazil receives 2 million doses of unproven Coronavirus drug from US Ruchika Sharma1 Jun 2020 9:00 AM ISTWashington: The United States has delivered two million doses of the antimalarial medicine hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to Brazil to fight COVID-19, the...
Study finds surge in hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine prescriptions during COVID-19 Hina Zahid29 May 2020 10:30 AM ISTA new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital examines changes in prescription patterns in the United States during the COVID-19...
COVID-19: HCQ can be used as preventive treatment, no side effects shown in Indian studies, says ICMR Medical Dialogues Bureau28 May 2020 2:59 PM ISTNew Delhi - No major side-effects of antimalarial drug Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been found in studies in India and its use can be continued...
WHO puts temporary pause on hydroxychloroquine clinical trial on COVID-19 patients MD Bureau26 May 2020 9:01 AM ISTA recent Lancet study reported that among patients receiving the drug, when used alone or with a macrolide, they estimated a higher mortality rate.
HCQS and azithromycin combo in COVID-19 potentially lethal, indicates WHO data Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 May 2020 4:15 PM ISTWHO pharmacovigilance data indicates that Hydroxychloroquinee and azithromycin have increased cardiovascular toxicity.It therefore should not be...
New Guideline: ICMR expands use of Hydroxychloroquine, adds ECG as prerequisite, Details MD Bureau23 May 2020 6:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expanding the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventive treatment against coronavirus, the ICMR has issued new set of...
Revised ICMR advisory about HCQS use in Covid 19 issued Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 May 2020 5:15 PM ISTA revised advisory has been issued by the ICMR regarding recommended use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medication during Covid 19 outbreak.The...
No benefit of Chloroquine, HCQS in Covid 19, don't use them outside trials: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 May 2020 6:27 PM ISTThere is no evidence of benefit for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients, urgent randomised trials are needed for further...
Will LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE invade pharmaceutical marketing post-COVID? Pawan V Kulkarni21 May 2020 2:32 PM ISTThe Toughest Is That First StepSome may ask, is digital in pharma really needed?Few say YES! Even me because information spread that has been...
Drug touted by Trump to fight COVID-19 linked to cardiac issues, increased deaths Ruchika Sharma18 May 2020 9:00 AM ISTSome drug safety experts are now calling for even more forceful action by the government to discourage its use
