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COVID-19 treatments update: hydroxychloroquine and tocilizumab
Find out what the WHO has to say about the use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 prevention and the results of a severe COVID-19 pneumonia trial with tocilizumab.
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EMA highlights link between hydroxychloroquine and psychiatric disorders
The EMA recommends updating the product information for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine after confirming a link between these medicines and psychiatric disorders.
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Availability of critical medicines during pandemics
The impact of COVID-19 is wide-reaching with disruptions to supply chains likely to continue over the coming years. In this article, Dave Elder discusses the effect of the pandemic on the supply and demand of critical medicines and what this means for pharma supply chains.
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Repurposed drugs not effective treatment for hospitalised COVID-19 patients, WHO says
WHO has said that remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon had little or no effect when treating hospitalised patients with COVID-19.
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Hydroxychloroquine no more effective than placebo at preventing COVID-19 infection
A clinical trial to test the protective efficacy of hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 has found it was as effective as the placebo used in the trial.
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Over 2,000 clinical trials currently underway for COVID-19 therapies, finds study
New findings have revealed that over 2,000 clinical trials are being conducted to test COVID-19 therapies while 583 companies are involved in treatment and vaccine development.
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MHRA suspends patient recruitment to UK COVID-19 hydroxychloroquine trials
After evidence suggesting hydroxychloroquine has no benefit against COVID-19, the MHRA has suspended further recruitment to clinical trials investigating the drug in the UK.
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FDA revokes emergency use authorisation for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatments
Following ongoing analysis and emerging scientific data, the FDA has taken away its emergency use authorisation for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, finding they are unlikely to be effective as COVID-19 treatments.
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Hydroxychloroquine has no benefit to patients hospitalised with COVID-19, finds trial
The RECOVERY trial has stopped enrolment for the hydroxychloroquine arm after data revealed the drug had no meaningful benefit for hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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Global COVID-19 hydroxychloroquine trial paused over safety concerns
The WHO has paused the hydroxychloroquine arm of a global trial while it investigates safety concerns highlighted by published studies.
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Phase IIb trial to study hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as COVID-19 treatment launched
A double-blind clinical trial has begun in the US to study hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin treatment in patients with COVID-19.
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COVID-19: a wakeup call?
It appears the world was unprepared for a novel coronavirus, despite historical precedents. Dave Elder provides some insight on the disease and what the pharmaceutical community is doing to tackle the pandemic.
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EMA warns about side effects of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
The COVID-19 European Medicines Agency (EMA) pandemic Task Force (COVID-ETF) warned that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are yet to be proved effective at treating COVID-19 and that their side effects could be fatal.
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UK national priority COVID-19 trial now recruiting patients
The PRINCIPLE trial aims to evaluate therapeutics that could slow the progression of COVID-19 symptoms in patients most at risk of complications.
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Clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments show mixed results, says study
Despite some positive results from clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments, separate tests of the same therapies have not met primary endpoints.