“Hydroxychloroquine has received worldwide attention as a potential treatment for COVID-19 because of positive results from small studies.”
The anti-inflammatory has been touted by US President Donald Trump among others as a potential “game-changer”, after initial studies in lab settings showed it may be able to prevent the virus replicating.
In the first study released Friday, researchers in France monitored 181 patients hospitalised with pneumonia due to COVID-19 and who needed oxygen.They found no meaningful difference between the groups for either transfer to intensive care, death within seven days or developing acute respiratory distress syndrome within 10 days.
“However, the results of this study do not support its use in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 who require oxygen.”
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