The World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and mixture HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised sufferers with Covid-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.
“These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised Covid-19 patients when compared to standard of care. Solidarity trial investigators will interrupt the trials with immediate effect,” the WHO stated in an announcement, referring to massive multi-country trials that the company is main.
The UN company stated that the choice, taken on the advice of the trial’s worldwide steering committee, doesn’t have an effect on different research the place the drugs are used for non-hospitalised sufferers or as prophylaxis.
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