Indeed, hydroxychloroquine use in Covid-19 patients has been associated with cardiac toxicity
Death rates in countries that rely on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for the treatment of Covid-19 appear to be dramatically lower than death rates in countries that discourage the use of the drug
In addition, hydroxychloroquine treatment was associated with an increased length of stay in the hospital and increased need for invasive mechanical ventilation
In this retrospective study, we included 550 critically ill Coronavirus patients taking hydroxychloroquine, a treatment touted by President Trump, were no less likely to need mechanical ventilation and had higher deaths rates compared to those who did not The anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine lowers the death rate of COVID-19 patients, U
The study said hydroxychloroquine “did not significantly improve clinical status at day 14″ among hospitalized patients with respiratory illness from COVID-19
Former President Donald Trump was among those who first endorsed its use to treat the coronavirus
A research team he led found that during Zambia’s Delta wave The Guardian May 22, 2020 Hydroxychloroquine: Trump's Covid-19 'cure' increases deaths, global study finds by Sarah Boseley Health editor
A new study shows that the drug has been linked to approximately 17,000 deaths
The COVID-19 pandemic
The team looked back at everyone treated in the hospital system since the first patient in March
5 million) Pakistan: 4,194 cases, 60 deaths (population 197 million) India: 5,480 cases, 164 deaths In the study of 368 patients, 97 patients who took hydroxychloroquine had a 27
The aminoquinoline hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an anti-malaria drug with immunomodulatory and anti-thrombotic properties, currently used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and anti-phospholipid syndrome [1,2]