The mutagenic potential of hydroxychloroquine has not been evaluated. However, chloroquine has been shown to be a catalytic inhibitor of DNA repair enzymes (topoisomerase II) and to produce weak ...
From its origins as an anti-malarial to its role in autoimmune therapy, hydroxychloroquine has a long, complex medical ...
A Houston doctor who promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 from the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court has been reprimanded by the Texas Medical Board. Stella Immanuel, who went viral ...
Current use of hydroxychloroquine is associated with a lower risk for myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and other thromboembolic events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This ...
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) does not help clear the SARS-CoV-2 virus or relieve symptoms for COVID-19 ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March 2020 gave hydroxychloroquine emergency use authorization as a COVID-19 treatment, but rescinded it three months later as data showed it was ineffective ...