A clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 has been ’temporarily’ suspended by theThe Director-General of the UN health agency, Tedros Ghebreyesus, in a virtual press conference on Monday said the decision follows a study in the Lancet indicating that use of the drug on COVID-19 patients could increase their likelihood of dying.
“The executive group has implemented a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm within the Solidarity Trial while the data is reviewed by the Data Safety Monitoring Board.He also said this decision only applies to the use of the hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 patients. They are also useful in the treatment of various skin conditions and diseases of the joints such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
It said the drug has not been declared a cure for the disease and further warned of the possibility of chloroquine poisoning if one indulges in self-medication with the drug.
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