Klinische Pharmakologie und Biopharmazeutik

Abstrakt

Use of Antimalarial Drugs in Covid-19

Sarah Khan

During the recent pandemic of SARS-Covid-2 has made the clinicians to use other drugs that are known to be effective for other medical conditions. Among these repurposed therapeutic agents are the antimalarial drug chloroquine and its analogue hydroxy chloroquine, which is used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) and rhumatoid arthritis. These drugs have been noted having some antiviral properties in laboratory conditions. So, long story short these drugs along with a macrolide (azithromycin) were used extensively in the symptomatic treatment regimn of covid-19.
But the results came out however are a reminder of the risks of deciding to use medicines without clear evidence of their benefits and risks.