- Hydroxychloroquine has been banned as a coronavirus treatment by the French Health Ministry.
- Hydroxychloroquine was developed as an anti-malaria drug and, for a time, was championed as a promising medication to battle COVID-19.
- Numerous studies, however, have shown that hydroxychloroquine can cause serious side effects and is largely ineffectual when it comes to treating coronavirus patients.
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In a statement published yesterday, the health ministry in France banned the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus. The move comes just a few weeks after a National Institute of Health study found that hydroxychloroquine — which was initially developed as an anti-malaria drug — wasn’t effective in battling COVID-19.
“Whether [in doctors offices] in the cities or in the hospital, this … should not be prescribed for patients with COVID-19,” the ministry said.
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