RIO DE JANEIRO: A study published Thursday on the use of hydroxychloroquine in Brazil to treat Covid-19 found the drug ineffective, the latest blow to...
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shows a box of hydroxychloroquine to supporters outside the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on July 23, 2020. — AFPA study published Thursday on the use of hydroxychloroquine in Brazil to treat Covid-19 found the drug ineffective, the latest blow to President Jair Bolsonaro’s push for its widespread use.
Like US President Donald Trump, whom he admires, Bolsonaro has touted hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19. “Among patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical status at 15 days as compared with standard care,“ said the study, by doctors and researchers from a group called Coalition Covid-19 Brazil.
The authors acknowledged however that the study had several limitations, including that it was not “blind” - patients and their doctors knew whether they were in the control group or not.
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