NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump has said that the federal government is placing millions of doses of a malaria drug in the federal stockpile of emergency medical supplies to make it available for coronavirus patients, even though the drug has not been approved for Covid-19 treatment and his top coronavirus advisers have warned that more study is needed to determine its safety and efficacy.
"The other thing, if you have a heart condition, I understand, probably you stay away from the Z-Pak. But that's an antibiotic. It can clean out the lung. The lungs are a point of attack for this horrible virus." A more recent study from China was conducted more carefully than the earlier ones, and found that the drug did help, but the study was small, included only mildly ill patients and its authors said more research was needed.
At the Saturday briefing, Dr Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the FDA, said the agency had given special permission for imported hydroxychloroquine to be used in the US, in part to make sure that there would be enough for patients who need it for chronic diseases like lupus.
OH MY GOD... 😕😕😒
A person died in Arizona and a family member is in the hospital for listening to Dr Trump.
If the anti malaria medicine is safe on human beings n in China, the result showed some help in treating the patients, there is no harm to try on those who are severely sick with the virus as there is no treatment. Rather sit there n wait to die, there is no harm trying this med
Fake news.
I don’t understand why Trump feels he has to be the one giving the primary advice on treatment of COVID-19 when he has his medical advisory members for that.
Trump did not advise patients to take this drug. Please refer to his press conference. ST please don’t spear fake news
Dr. DUMP says it all!
What a “smart” president the Americans have elected...😂😂😂
Take care USA. Take care.
Nothing fake news they’ve reported what he said completely accurately, did you watch the presser?
Didn’t someone already die from ingesting such drug?
ST stop being fake news. It can be given under prescription and results so far has been promising.
Article's writer is not bothered about being accurate. Trump touts the drug for treatment but must be given to in patients only by medical professionals under supervision of medical team.
Dr. Dump here wish to practice medicine as Dr DEATH
Trump pills ftw! Experts r wrong as always
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