Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 : no evidence of effectiveness

On 3 March 2020, the document 'Drug treatment options for patients with COVID-19 (infections with SARS-CoV-2)' was published on the website of the Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (StichtingWerkgroepAntibioticabeleid, SWAB). Based on a 7-step analysis of the literature, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) were initially included in the SWAB document as possible drug treatments for hospitalised adult COVID-19 patients. However, recent weeks have seen the publication of the results of various studies into the effectiveness of treatment with HCQ and CQ in patients with COVID-19. On the basis of these results, we conclude that there is insufficient evidence to consider HCQ and CQ as meaningful treatment options in patients with COVID-19. Clinically relevant QTc prolongation occurs in at least 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients treated with HCQ or HQ.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:164

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 164(2020) vom: 02. Juni

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Hydroxychloroquine en chloroquine bij COVID-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Vollaard, A [VerfasserIn]
Gieling, E M [VerfasserIn]
van der Linden, P D [VerfasserIn]
Sinha, B [VerfasserIn]
de Boer, M G J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

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Antimalarials
Antiviral Agents
Chloroquine
Enzyme Inhibitors
Hydroxychloroquine
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.08.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313250707