Featured

COVID-19: Now, A Brazilian Study Finds Hydroxychloroquine Is Of No Help

By
OB Bureau

There has been more evidence that anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) does not really help in treating the COVID-19 virus.

A Brazilian study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that hydroxychloroquine, given alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, hardly improved the condition of patients hospitalized with mild to moderate symptoms of novel coronavirus, the CNN has reported.

The study, conducted across 55 hospitals in Brazil, covered 504 coronavirus positive persons who needed no oxygen, or were receiving oxygen up to 4 litres per minute.

The patients were being prescribed 400mg of hydroxychloroquine twice daily, or 400mg of hydroxychloroquine twice daily, plus 500mg of azithromycin once daily for seven days.

Neither medicine regime helped improve the condition of patients, who were assessed 15 days later.

On the contrary, the study found some of those patients to have unusual heart rhythms and elevated liver-enzyme levels.

“Among patients hospitalized with mild to moderate COVID-19, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical status at 15 days as compared with standard of care,” the researchers wrote.

US President Donald Trump had described hydroxychloroquine a “game-changer” in treating COVID-19, and said he took it himself to prevent the infection. But that has not been validated by a number of studies.

Trump had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release hydrochloroquine in April, following which India had despatched the tablet to the US and several other countries.

The National Institutes of Health in US halted its clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus patients last month.

Also Read: Battling COVID-19: Trump Requests Modi To Release Hydroxychloroquine

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Odisha CM Directs To Supply 3 Months’ PDS Rice To Beneficiaries In Advance

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister on Tuesday issued direction to provide rice of three months' quota…

November 5, 2024

[Watch] Salman Khan Shoots For ‘Sikander’ In Falaknuma Palace Amid Tight Security

Mumbai: In the wake of a fresh death threat by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, actor…

November 5, 2024

Bachchan Family Upset With Nimrat Kaur, To Take Action Against Source Of Rumour

Mumbai: Rumours about Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s divorce have been doing the rounds for…

November 5, 2024

Surge In Patients With Respiratory Issues In Delhi Hospitals

New Delhi: Hospitals across Delhi are witnessing a spike in the number of patients with…

November 5, 2024

ISKCON Cancels ‘Untimely’ Rath Yatra In Houston

Bhubaneswar: Facing a strong opposition from the devotees of Lord Jagannath and Puri Gajapati Maharaja…

November 5, 2024

[Watch] Is Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘I Want To Talk’ Similar To Dad Amitabh’s ‘Piku’?

Mumbai: The trailer of the highly-anticipated Abhishek Bachchan starrer ‘I Want to Talk’ was unveiled…

November 5, 2024

One Killed, Two Injured In Mukhyamantri Bus-Bike Collision In Odisha’s Ganjam

Berhampur: One person was killed and two others were injured in a collision between a…

November 5, 2024

Raveena Tandon’s Daughter To Debut With Ajay Devgn’s Nephew

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon’s beautiful daughter Rasha Thadani is all set to make her…

November 5, 2024