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    FDA Warns Against Wide Use Of The Drugs Trump Hailed As 'Game Changers'

    The agency said Friday that using hydroxychloroquine and a related compound, chloroquine, for COVID-19 may cause life-threatening side effects. That warning contradicts the president's own enthusiasm.
    by Colin Dwyer Apr 24, 2020 2 minutes
    President Trump, seen here during a coronavirus task force briefing Thursday, has previously suggested that a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may help in the fight against the virus — but the Food and Drug Administration has strongly warned against taking hydroxychloroquine without medical monitoring.

    President Trump has spiritedly backed hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, both in his regular news briefings and on his Twitter account. He has said the two drugs, when taken together to treat the coronavirus, could become "one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine."

    That may well be, eventually — but not right now.

    The Food and Drug AdministrationFriday against using hydroxychloroquine or a related compound, chloroquine, for treating or preventing COVID-19 without strict medical supervision in a hospital or as part of a clinical trial. The agency said its officials have not approved the anti-malaria drugs for that purpose — and that without close monitoring for side effects, they may lead to life-threatening complications.

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