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The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday (FDA) has given an
approval for a pair of anti-malaria drugs to be used in the treatment of
coronavirus.
TheHill reported that the Health and Human Services Department
(HHS) said in a statement that the authorization would allow 30 million
doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and 1 million doses of chloroquine
phosphate to be donated to the Strategic National Stockpile. The doses
of hydroxychloroquine sulfate were donated by Sandoz, while the
chloroquine phosphate was developed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
The products will be "((distributed and prescribed by doctors to
hospitalized teen and adult patients with COVID-19, as appropriate, when
a clinical trial is not available or feasible))," HHS said.
President Trump has repeatedly touted the anti-malaria drugs as a possible coronavirus "game changer," despite
warnings from health officials that not enough is known about their
effects on COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious
disease expert, said during a press briefing earlier this month that
much of what is known about the drug is based on "anecdotal reports."
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