The World Health Organization has urged Indonesia, one of the world's biggest advocates of two malaria drugs to treat the coronavirus, to suspend such treatment over safety concerns, a source familiar with the advice told Reuters on Tuesday.
- The World Health Organization has urged Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest advocates of two malaria drugs to treat the coronavirus, to suspend such treatment over safety concerns, a source familiar with the advice told Reuters on Tuesday.
Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation, had told doctors to use the drugs to treat all COVID-19 patients with symptoms from mild to severe. The country has ramped up production since March, granting two dozen licenses to local manufacturers who have churned out millions of doses. “We discussed the issues and there are still some disputes. We have no conclusion yet,” she told Reuters.
Trump has touted hydroxychloroquine for months as a potential cure or preventive treatment for the coronavirus, and has said he was taking it himself to prevent infection. Indonesia’s food and drug agency published a COVID-19 “Informatorium” which included detailed dosage guidelines for the use of the drugs for adolescent and adult coronavirus patients suffering from moderate to severe symptoms.
Stephen Nissen, a cardiologist and chief academic officer of the Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, said he was surprised Indonesian authorities had ever recommended widespread use of the drugs.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WHO pauses hydroxychloroquine trial amid safety concerns day after Trump says he stopped taking controversial medicineThe trial pause comes the day after the president revealed he was no longer taking the unproven coronavirus treatment and prevention method that health experts and officials—including within the Trump administration—have warned not to use.
Read more »
Brazil to continue using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients, despite WHO's safety fearsThe World Health Organization suspended a trial assessing hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment due to safety concerns.
Read more »
WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment amid safety concernsHydroxychloroquine, which Trump has repeatedly touted as a potential game changer in fighting the coronavirus, is an anti-malarial drug that's also used by doctors to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
Read more »
Top HHS watchdog to brief CongressChristi Grimm, the acting HHS inspector general, will brief Congress on her office’s work to oversee the Trump administration’s coronavirus response this morning
Read more »
WHO Suspends Hydroxychloroquine Study Over Safety ConcernsThe news comes after a paper published last week showed people taking hydroxychloroquine were at higher risk of death
Read more »
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. death toll just under 99,000 as WHO warns of second peak dangersCoronavirus latest: • U.S. death toll approaching 100,000 • WHO warns of 'immediate second peak' • Hydroxychloroquine trial suspended
Read more »