The agency said Friday that using hydroxychloroquine and a related compound, chloroquine, for COVID-19 may cause life-threatening side effects. That warning contradicts the president's own enthusiasm.
President Trump, seen here during a coronavirus task force briefing Thursday, has previously suggested that a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may help in the fight against the virus — but the Food and Drug Administration has strongly warned against taking hydroxychloroquine without medical monitoring.
"We understand that health care professionals are looking for every possible treatment option for their patients and we want to ensure we're providing them with the appropriate information needed for them to make the best medical decisions," FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn said. The FDA said it has received reports in its adverse event reporting system, and from poison control centers, detailing"serious heart-related adverse events and death in patients with COVID-19 receiving hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine." These include a rapid heartbeat known as ventricular tachycardia, among other forms of heart rhythm disturbances. The reported side effects occurred when the medications were used alone and combined with the antibiotic azithromycin.
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