EMA warns against malaria drugs' side effects in COVID-19 use

FRANKFURT - The European Union's drug regulator warned again on Thursday against using two older malaria drugs to treat COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, outside trials or national emergency

FRANKFURT - The European Union's drug regulator warned again on Thursday against using two older malaria drugs to treat COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, outside trials or national emergency use programs, citing potentially lethal side-effects.

The two drugs potentially cause irregular heartbeat, a condition that could be worsened when used in combination with other medicines such as the antibiotic azithromycin. US President Donald Trump has touted hydroxychloroquine as a "game-changer" in the fight against the new coronavirus, which has claimed nearly 184,000 lives worldwide.

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