FDA approves the use of hydroxychloroquine an anti malaria drug to help treat covid-19

[WhatInThe]

The FDA has approved the use of hydroxychloroquine an anti malaria drug to help treat covid-19.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/29/fda-emergency-authorization-anti-malaria-drug-155095

 

[Em in Ohio]

 

[Butterfly]

Maybe so, but nobody knows if it will really work, and there have been no clinical trials so its value is only anecdotal from unreliable sources. It is my understanding that this drug may only be used as a "hail Mary"last resort when all else has failed.

 

[StarSong]

Maybe so, but nobody knows if it will really work, and there have been no clinical trials so its value is only anecdotal from unreliable sources. It is my understanding that this drug may only be used as a "hail Mary"last resort when all else has failed.

That's my guess.

 

[Em in Ohio]

Maybe so, but nobody knows if it will really work, and there have been no clinical trials so its value is only anecdotal from unreliable sources. It is my understanding that this drug may only be used as a "hail Mary"last resort when all else has failed.

Then why are pharmacists reporting that physicians are prescribing it for all their family members and friends, diminishing supplies for those who have depended on it for years for lupus, arthritis, etc? I don't expect an answer - I already know. /-;