HealthDay Reports: Prescriptions for Discredited COVID Drugs Surged 2,000% After Trump's Support
A new study finds that prescriptions for the two anti-malarial drugs that President Donald Trump has praised — hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine — rose by 2000% during the week of March 15 to March 21, despite the fact that multiple studies have shown they could actually harm patients who take them for COVID-19 treatment.
Prescriptions for Discredited COVID Drugs Surged 2,000% After Trump's Support
THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that prescriptions rose sharply for two anti-malarial drugs that President Donald Trump claimed could help prevent or treat COVID-19.
This happened despite the fact that multiple studies found the medicines might only bring harm to patients with coronavirus illness.
The study, conducted by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, found that prescriptions for the two drugs -- hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine -- rose by a staggering 2000% during the week of March 15 to March 21.
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