Some Drugs Getting Closer Look As Potential Coronavirus Treatment

PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, remdesivir.
Lots of drugs are getting attention as potential treatments.
Could they work? Could they be dangerous?
“Currently, there’s no FDA approved drug for COVID-19,” says Dr. Nitin Bhanot, an infectious diseases specialist at AHN.
Hydroxychloroquine, brand-name Plaquenil, is an old drug used to prevent malaria.Also, people with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis take it to reduce inflammation.
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