Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2020
Canada takes cautious approach to unapproved COVID-19 drugs, as others prescribe wide use
5 April 2020 - 'One perspective is "We’re in a time of desperation and let’s throw anything we can at it." I understand that. The danger is ... it could result in harm'.
A doctor guest on Fox News called it “the beginning of the end of the pandemic.” President Donald Trump said it could be a “game changer,” and the U.S. FDA gave physicians a qualified green light to use it on COVID-19 patients.
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is a hot item in the United States, embraced by the highest politician in the land and many in the medical community, despite minimal evidence that it helps those stricken by the novel coronavirus.
