Tag: Chloroquine
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Chloroquine kills coronavirus in early stage – NAFDAC
Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Tuesday stated that pieces of evidence from reliable researches and reports showed that Chloroquine can kill COVID-19 virus at the early stage. She stated that Remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc, has also been shown to kill the…
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COVID-19: Isn’t chloroquine stop-gap ‘saviour’?, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Since China first identified the novel coronavirus on its shores in December 2019, the world has been living on hope for a drug or vaccine for the treatment and prevention of the pandemic. But that hope has been unrealised due to several factors, chiefly the relatively unknown nature of the virus caused…
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Largest trial: Trump’s hydroxychloroquine fails on treatment of Covid-19, increases deaths
A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported. The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it’s the…
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NAFDAC orders production of Chloroquine for COVID-19 clinical trials
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has ordered the manufacturing of Chloroquine for emergency stock for possible clinical treatment of Coronavirus. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday said the old antimalarial is now being repurposed for the clinical trial…
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Covid-19: The Odds Against Chloroquine, By Debo Oladimeji
By Debo Oladimeji Health officials in Nigeria have reportedly issued a warning over chloroquine after about three people overdosed on the drug, in the wake of President Trump’s comments about using it to treat coronavirus. Three people were hospitalized in Lagos after taking the drug. Officials later issued a statement cautioning against using chloroquine for…
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COVID-19 patient claims hydroxychloroquine saved his life
A 52 years old Florida man, Rio Giardinieri, who was down with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is claiming that yet to be approved antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine saved his life. Giardinieri was diagnosed of COVID-19 and pneumonia at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in South Florida, and was put on oxygen in the intensive care unit…
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Coronavirus: NAFDAC approves Chloroquine production for clinical trial
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in tackling the deadly Coronavirus. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, agency’s Director-General, who spoke in Lagos on Friday, stated that NAFDAC was not approving Chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 but for clinical trials to find treatment…
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Reports of patients suffering from Chloroquine poisoning surges in Lagos hospitals
Hospitals in Lagos state have started receiving patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning, says Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Senior Special Assistant on Health, Dr Oreoluwa Finnih. She urged people against massive consumption of Chloroquine as a measure to fight Coronavirus. According to her, there is a lot of unverified information in circulation about the pandemic, and that…
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U.S approves chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19
The U.S on Thursday approved a malaria drug, chloroquine, for the treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19). President Donald Trump said at a Coronavirus Task Force news conference that the drug could help with symptoms of COVID-19. According to him, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is fast-tracking approval of using the drug chloroquine to treat COVID-19.…