A World Health Organization panel is now advising against the use of hydroxychloroquine, the controversial drug promoted heavily by the Trump administration, to treat patients infected with COVID-19.
The international health agency announced Monday that a panel of experts for its guideline development group now "strongly advises" against use of the anti-inflammatory drug, often used to treat and prevent malaria, to prevent the novel coronavirus.
"High certainty evidence" showed that hydroxychloroquine had "no meaningful effect" on deaths or admissions to hospitals, while "moderate certainty evidence" showed that hydroxychloroquine probably increases the risk of adverse effects, according to WHO.
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The international health agency announced Monday that a panel of experts for its guideline development group now "strongly advises" against use of the anti-inflammatory drug, often used to treat and prevent malaria, to prevent the novel coronavirus.
"High certainty evidence" showed that hydroxychloroquine had "no meaningful effect" on deaths or admissions to hospitals, while "moderate certainty evidence" showed that hydroxychloroquine probably increases the risk of adverse effects, according to WHO.
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