• Drugs in context · Jan 2020

    Review

    Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the context of COVID-19.

    • Ashutosh M Shukla, Lennox K Archibald, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Hiren J Mehta, and Kartikeya Cherabuddi.
    • North Florida South Georgia VHS, Gainesville, FL, USA.
    • Drugs Context. 2020 Jan 1; 9.

    AbstractChloroquine and closely related structural analogs, employed initially for the treatment of malaria, are now gaining worldwide attention due to the rapidly spreading pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2, named coronavirus disease (COVID) of 2019 (COVID-19). Although much of this attention has a mechanistic basis, the hard efficacy data for chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine in the management of the clinical syndrome of COVID-19 have been limited thus far. This review aims to present the available in vitro and clinical data for the role of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 and attempts to put them into perspective, especially in relation to the different risks/benefits particular to each patient who may require treatment.Copyright © 2020 Shukla AM, Archibald LK, Wagle Shukla A, Mehta HJ, Cherabuddi K.

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