6 years ago

Coronavirus Update: FDA Revokes Emergency Use of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced June 15th that they were revoking authorization for two drugs, hydroxychloroquine, and chloroquine, for treatment of COVID-19.

President Trump frequently mentioned the drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus and even said that he had used it to prevent the coronavirus. Experts have denied both claims since he made them. The drugs are tied to cardiac events and have other side effects as well.

The FDA said the drugs don’t meet the “the statutory criteria” for emergency use authorization because they are not effective in treating coronavirus.

“FDA has concluded that, based on this new information and other information discussed in the attached memorandum, it is no longer reasonable to believe that oral formulations of HCQ and CQ may be effective in treating COVID-19, nor is it reasonable to believe that the known and potential benefits of these products outweigh their known and potential risks. Accordingly, FDA revokes the EUA for emergency use of HCQ and CQ to treat COVID-19. As of the date of this letter, the oral formulations of HCQ and CQ are no longer authorized by FDA to treat COVID-19,” FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton said in a letter to Gary Disbrow of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

Retail sales of the drugs increased in the weeks after Trump made his multiple announcements about the drugs.

Read more about protecting yourself from coronavirus. Check the CDC website for more information on how to protect yourself and check our latest article to learn how COVID-19 differs from the flu.

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