What is HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE (HCQ):
Here is all you need to know about HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE:
HYDROXYCHOROQUINE is an
old antimalarial drug it’s been around since the 1950s. it is a generic medication.
It is an oral drug which is used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases such
as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus & porphyria cutana tarda.
A study in China has revealed that COVID-19 patients who
underwent the chloroquine treatment, had clinical & virology benefit as
compared to the others. The chloroquine was used as an antiviral for the
treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Currently, the chloroquine of HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
are highly recommended for COVID-19 infected patients.
Chloroquine is different
from HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE which is an anti-malaria drug.
For preventive treatment, the HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE has been recommended by the national task force for coronavirus, in India. But it recommended for an asymptomatic
healthcare worker (if a person is having a disease or infection but he/she is
not experiencing any symptoms, the disease is considered asymptomatic.
Although it is said that the HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE cannot be
used excessively. Only doctors &
healthcare workers are advised to use it. Even it should not be purchased by
anyone if the person is affected by a COVID-19, then he/she must consult a doctor.
According to the Guidelines given by the Indian state government,
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE can only be taken if it is prescribed by the doctor.
Right now HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE cannot be considered as an
ultimate anti-coronavirus drug because it is under investigation in trials for
preventive treatment of SARS-CoV-2 virus & coronavirus.
So currently, there are
no such medicines or vaccines available for the treatment of this fatal
disease. That’s why don’t purchase HYDROXYCHOLOROQUINE, without having any prescription
from the doctor.
Two weeks earlier, India had banned the exports of HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak. But us president Donald trump suggested retaliation
if India doesn’t lift the ban on HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE export.
Now it is decided that
paracetamol & HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE would be licensed by India to all the neighboring
nation. These two
medicines would also be licensed to all those countries who are severely
affected by this pandemic.