Recruitment for HCQ solidarity trial stopped in IndiaThe decision to scrap HCQ testing was based on evidence from the Solidarity Trial, the UK’s Recovery Trial and a Cochrane review of other e...
19 Jun, 2020, 06.52 AM IST
‘India not to stop hydroxychloroquine treatment in mild cases'HCQ, currently used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, has split world opinion on its use in Covid-19 management, even as India said ...
17 Jun, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
Export ban on HCQ could be liftedAccording to government sources, since April, India has been exporting HCQ on a case-by-case basis to the US, Australia, Poland, Zimbabwe, ...
10 Jun, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
ET Explains: Why HCQ, Trump's Covid wonder drug, is in news againHCQ might not be as effective as previously told, a recently retracted Lancet study has found.
06 Jun, 2020, 08.50 PM IST
Official reiterates faith in HCQ, says use recommended after assessmentThe pharmacovigilance programme also monitored the use of HCQ for highrisk healthcare workers in the counrty Prophylaxis refers to treatmen...
05 Jun, 2020, 07.07 AM IST
Macleods' HCQ use for staff raises questionsDrug marker Macleods Pharmaceuticals has decided to put its staff on prophylaxis treatment of hydroxychlroquine (HCQ), even as a debate rag...
03 Jun, 2020, 08.47 AM IST
Bihar to give 2.5 million HCQ tabletsThe ICMR has been pushing for the use of HCQ to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection among frontline workers and, last month, it expand...
02 Jun, 2020, 08.21 AM IST
Four or more dosage of HCQ showed significant decline of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: ICMR studyAs healthcare workers deputed in the treatment of coronavirus patients are at the higher risk of contracting virus, a pivotal study done by...
01 Jun, 2020, 08.38 AM IST
Patients taking HCQ should complete the course: WHOWHO’s statement came as UK researchers working on the largest randomised HCQ trial called the Recovery Trial decided to go ahead with their...
27 May, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
HIV drug may replace hydroxychloroquine in Covid defenceIndia's top health research body is reviewing its treatment guidelines for Covid-19 and may drop hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) from the protocol...
19 May, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Divide among experts may force ICMR to revise HCQ guidelinesWith some microbiologists opposing the use of HCQ for Covid-19, a debate is raging on among members of the task force over continuing with ...
18 May, 2020, 08.24 AM IST
'No benefit' in hydroxychloroquine virus treatment: Two studiesThe anti-inflammatory has been touted by US President Donald Trump among others as a potential "game changer", after initial studies in lab...
15 May, 2020, 02.05 PM IST
Hydroxychloroquine no wonder drug for treating COVID-19, can be fatal: ExpertsWhile frantic efforts are underway to develop a vaccine and doctors all over try and control the spread of the disease for which there is y...
06 May, 2020, 06.01 PM IST
SC refuses to pass directions for changing guidelines on Covid-19 treatmentThe Supreme Court bench asked the plea filed by an NGO, 'People for Better Treatment' (PBT), to be considered as representation to the ICMR...
30 Apr, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
Unless there’s strong evidence, use of HCQ should not be scaled up: Sanjay PujariHCQ may be good for compassionate use on a case-to-case basis depending on the physician’s discretion. I don’t think we should scale it up ...
20 Apr, 2020, 09.50 AM IST
View: Don’t run after this untested hydroxychloroquine ‘cure’The medical community wants a safe and effective remedy of Covid-19, not a trial-and-error scramble. We still don’t know if HCQ fits the bi...
17 Apr, 2020, 10.55 PM IST
Scenario planning, regular update clause led to export of key drugs in Covid fightIndia had undertaken a scenario-building exercise before allowing export of drugs like HCQ.
09 Apr, 2020, 08.35 AM IST