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Hydroxychloroquine being ‘discarded prematurely’, say scientists – BBC News
Clinicians from global study say controversy around the drug is stopping them completing their study.
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Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug which has become hugely controversial.
A trial investigating the drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventative treatment against Covid-19 may never find out if it’s effective, say scientists involved.
Controversy around the drug – touted by President Trump and the subject of online misinformation – is stopping completion of the trial, they say.
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