FDA revokes emergency authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 treatment

FDA revokes emergency authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 treatment

TechCrunch·2020-06-16 05:55

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked an emergency use authorization (EUA) that it previously issued for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, two anti-malarial drugs also used in the treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis (via The Washington Post). These are the drugs that President Trump famously touted as effective in COVID-19 treatment, despite major concerns raised with the scientific validity of early medical investigations that showed they were potentially effective against the infection beyond the ongoing global pandemic.

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