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In March 2020, then US President Donald Trump promoted the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, two related anti-malarial drugs, for treating COVID-19. The FDA later clarified that it has not approved any therapeutics or drugs to treat COVID-19, but that studies were underway to see if chloroquine could be effective in treatment of COVID-19.
Treatment and management of COVID-19. The treatment and management of COVID-19 combines both supportive care, which includes treatment to relieve symptoms, fluid therapy, oxygen support as needed, [ 1][ 2][ 3] and a growing list of approved medications. Highly effective vaccines have reduced mortality related to SARS-CoV-2; however, for those ...
Remdesivir is the first treatment for COVID‑19 to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [ 60] The approval by the FDA does not include the entire population that had been authorized to use remdesivir under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) originally issued in May 2020. [ 60]
Medicines such as Paxlovid were hailed as an important way to help reduce the risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19. A new study explores why many vulnerable patients didn't get them.
When taken shortly after getting sick, ensitrelvir shortens the length of time it takes for people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 to test negative and recover from certain symptoms, research shows.
The anti-inflammatory drugs previously received emergency authorization from the federal Food and Drug Administration to treat the uncontrolled inflammation seen in severe COVID-19 infections.
In November 2020, a U.S. National Institutes of Health clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of adults with COVID-19 formally concluded that the drug provided no clinical benefit for COVID-19 treatment and recommended against its use. [56] [57] [1]
Pfizer said its latest mid-to-late-stage trial will enroll 1,140 non-hospitalized adults diagnosed with coronavirus infection who are not at risk of severe illness. Patients in the trial will be ...