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Showing Original Post only (View all)FDA SAYS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND CHLOROQUINE CAN BE USED TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS [View all]
Source: newsweek
On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a statement that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could be prescribed to teens and adults with COVID-19 "as appropriate, when a clinical trial is not available or feasible," after the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization. (EUA) That marked the first EUA for a drug related to COVID-19 in the U.S., according to the statement.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/fda-says-hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine-can-used-treat-coronavirus-1494925
are they trying to circumvent the governors' ban?
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FDA SAYS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND CHLOROQUINE CAN BE USED TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS [View all]
catsudon
Mar 2020
OP
That means it can be prescribed as part of a trial, without patient full consent or knowledge. n/t
5X
Mar 2020
#2
Will the patients be told it is experimental and part of a trial with no proven effectiveness?
5X
Mar 2020
#41
It's gotten to the point it's hard to trust things coming out of the federal government
captain queeg
Mar 2020
#52
Fat Donnie needs a miracle cure he can sell at his rallies -- er, pressers.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Mar 2020
#65
However, with the plasma antibody treatments, no one is claiming they will definately
karynnj
Mar 2020
#40
Thank you for that tip about N-rays. An interesting episode in science history
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2020
#37
Medical experiment for the collection of statistics ... laetrile of the COVID-19 era
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2020
#11
Big difference between "prescribed by a physician" and "grab it out of your aquarium." (n/t)
forgotmylogin
Mar 2020
#44