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Top Medical Body Drops Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine From Covid Treatment
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group dropped the usage of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients.
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Ivermectin, HCQ Dropped From One Covid Treatment List, Kept On Another
The Union health ministry has issued revised guidelines for management of Covid-infected patients, dropping many sought-after drugs like ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and anti-viral Favipiravir from Covid treatment.
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India Sending Humanitarian Assistance To Drought-Hit Madagascar: S Jaishankar
India is sending a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 hydroxychloroquine tablets to Madagascar in response to the east African country's appeal for assistance to deal with a humanitarian crisis triggered by a severe drought, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
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Re-Purposed Hydroxychloroquine Being Used For Mild, Moderate Covid Cases: Harsh Vardhan
Re-purposed hydroxychloroquine is being used for mild but high risk and moderate COVID-19 cases, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Centre Allocates 4.24 Crore Hydroxychloroquine Tablets To States
The Union health ministry made the biggest allocation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in India by distributing 4.24 crore medicines to the states and Union Territories.
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Aliens And "Reptilians": US Viral Video Doctor's Odd Beliefs
A Houston physician retweeted by President Donald Trump after appearing in a video where she praised hydroxychloroquine as a miracle coronavirus cure blames gynecological problems on sex with evil spirits and believes the US government is run by "reptilians."
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Twitter Removes Coronavirus "Misinformation" Video Posted By Trump
Twitter said Tuesday it had withdrawn a video retweeted by President Donald Trump in which doctors made allegedly false claims about the coronavirus pandemic, after Facebook took similar action.
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Brazilian President Says He Tested Negative For Covid 2 Weeks After Diagnosis
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed on July 7, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.
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HCQ, Chloroquine Do Not Show Antiviral Effect Against Coronavirus, Studies Reveal
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.
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Brazil President Says He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Fight COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has tested positive for COVID-19, said on Facebook Thursday that he was "very well" and again advocated the use of the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine.
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Trump Still Sees Hydroxychloroquine As Promising Virus Cure: White House
President Donald Trump continues to see a malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a promising drug to be used to prevent infection with the coronavirus, the White House said on Thursday, though the US Food and Drug Administration has said its efficacy and safety were unproven.
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WHO Stops Hydroxychloroquine, HIV Drug Trials Among COVID-19 Patients: Report
The World Health Organisation on Saturday has stopped its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients after they failed to reduce the death rate, Al Jazeera reported.
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Global COVID-19 Prevention Trial Of Hydroxychloroquine To Resume
A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart after being approved by British regulators.
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Swiss Firm Novartis Stops Hydroxychloroquine Trial For COVID-19 Treatment
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has decided to halt a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, citing problems in recruiting enough patients for the study of the controversial drug.
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Centre Lifts Export Ban On Anti-Malarial Drug Hydroxychloroquine
The government on Thursday lifted the export ban on anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine with immediate effect.
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Top Medical Body Drops Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine From Covid Treatment
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group dropped the usage of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients.
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Ivermectin, HCQ Dropped From One Covid Treatment List, Kept On Another
The Union health ministry has issued revised guidelines for management of Covid-infected patients, dropping many sought-after drugs like ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and anti-viral Favipiravir from Covid treatment.
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India Sending Humanitarian Assistance To Drought-Hit Madagascar: S Jaishankar
India is sending a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 hydroxychloroquine tablets to Madagascar in response to the east African country's appeal for assistance to deal with a humanitarian crisis triggered by a severe drought, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
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Re-Purposed Hydroxychloroquine Being Used For Mild, Moderate Covid Cases: Harsh Vardhan
Re-purposed hydroxychloroquine is being used for mild but high risk and moderate COVID-19 cases, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Centre Allocates 4.24 Crore Hydroxychloroquine Tablets To States
The Union health ministry made the biggest allocation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in India by distributing 4.24 crore medicines to the states and Union Territories.
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Aliens And "Reptilians": US Viral Video Doctor's Odd Beliefs
A Houston physician retweeted by President Donald Trump after appearing in a video where she praised hydroxychloroquine as a miracle coronavirus cure blames gynecological problems on sex with evil spirits and believes the US government is run by "reptilians."
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Twitter Removes Coronavirus "Misinformation" Video Posted By Trump
Twitter said Tuesday it had withdrawn a video retweeted by President Donald Trump in which doctors made allegedly false claims about the coronavirus pandemic, after Facebook took similar action.
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Brazilian President Says He Tested Negative For Covid 2 Weeks After Diagnosis
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed on July 7, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.
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HCQ, Chloroquine Do Not Show Antiviral Effect Against Coronavirus, Studies Reveal
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.
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Brazil President Says He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Fight COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has tested positive for COVID-19, said on Facebook Thursday that he was "very well" and again advocated the use of the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine.
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Trump Still Sees Hydroxychloroquine As Promising Virus Cure: White House
President Donald Trump continues to see a malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a promising drug to be used to prevent infection with the coronavirus, the White House said on Thursday, though the US Food and Drug Administration has said its efficacy and safety were unproven.
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WHO Stops Hydroxychloroquine, HIV Drug Trials Among COVID-19 Patients: Report
The World Health Organisation on Saturday has stopped its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients after they failed to reduce the death rate, Al Jazeera reported.
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Global COVID-19 Prevention Trial Of Hydroxychloroquine To Resume
A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart after being approved by British regulators.
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Swiss Firm Novartis Stops Hydroxychloroquine Trial For COVID-19 Treatment
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has decided to halt a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, citing problems in recruiting enough patients for the study of the controversial drug.
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Centre Lifts Export Ban On Anti-Malarial Drug Hydroxychloroquine
The government on Thursday lifted the export ban on anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine with immediate effect.
