https://freerepublic.com/tag/discredited1fda/ en-us Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:20:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3838552/posts The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned against the use of hydroxychloroquine or the closely related chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of hospitals or clinical trials. The drugs, approved decades ago for several uses, including the treatment of malaria, have shown promise in small studies and in hospitals for treating COVID-19 but other studies have suggested harmful side effects or no evidence they work against the new disease. The FDA said in the warning that it was aware of reports of heart rhythm problems seen in some patients with COVID-19 treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, often in combination with... Epoch Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3838552/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:20:48 GMT