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Commentary Open Access
Volume 4 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/toxicology.4.016

Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19: Usefulness and side effects

  • 1Private Academic Consultant, Jaipur, India
  • 2Honorary professor, Dr DY Patil University, Pune, India
  • 3Distinguished professor, Parasitic Disease Research Center, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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Corresponding Author

Pathum Sookaromdee, pathumsook@gmail.com

Received Date: March 12, 2022

Accepted Date: March 21, 2022

Abstract

Hydroxychloroquine is an alternative drug that was proposed for possible usefulness in management of COVID-1. Until present, there still no conclusion whether the drug is useful for the management of COVID-19 or not. The wide usage of hydroxychloroquine during COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increased report of side effects. It is necessary to weight between benefit and risk of the drug when it is applied as an alternative management of COVID-19 in each individual patient.

Keywords

Hydroxychloroquine, COVID-19, Side effects

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