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Lancet and HCQ
Why is it in News?
- Lancet published article on non-effectivity of HCQ to treat COVID-19 and later it retracted it
More on News
- Original study of Lancet – Non-effectiveness of HCQ to treat COVID-19 => suspension of solidarity trial by WHO
- Solidarity trial - an international clinical trial on possible Covid-19 treatments, including HCQ,
- Later Lancet retracted the study due to inability to complete independent audit by 3 among 4 authors => WHO reinstated solidarity trial
- HCQ and chloroquine
(1) Oral drug Used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
(2) Chloroquine is different from HCQ and chloroquine is used as anti-malarial drug
- HCQ is currently under investigation and used for symptomatic covid patients only by registered medical practitioners