In this photo illustration a pack of Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate medication is held up on March 26, ... [+] 2020 in London, United Kingdom. U.S. President Donald Trump recently promoted Hydroxychloroquine, a common anti-malaria drug, as a potential treatment for COVID-19 when combined with the antibiotic azithromycin. Photo by John Phillips/Getty ImagesUpdated: 3/30/20 at 10:15 p.m.Topline: The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency authorization for experimental coronavirus treatments using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, anti-malaria drugs touted by President Donald Trump despite inconclusive clinical proof of their effectiveness. supply The agency is fast-tracking a process that usually takes years while the FDA conducts clinical trials in New York, a hotspot for the virus. The frenzy surrounding the treatment has caused some doctors to hoard hydroxychloroquine—which is sold under the brand name Plaquenil—by writing prescriptions for themselves or for their families.

Source: Forbes March 30, 2020 21:46 UTC