Doctors Turn to Malaria Drugs as Potential Coronavirus Treatment

Some studies of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have shown early signs of improving symptoms, and manufacturers are donating drugs or looking to increase supplies

Doctors and hospitals are turning to decades-old antimalarial drugs to treat patients infected with the disease caused by the new coronavirus, as they work to repurpose existing therapies in a race to find effective treatments.

Antimalarial drugs chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine have both shown early signs of improving symptoms of some patients diagnosed with Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, based on reports by doctors and researchers in South Korea, France and China.

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Article URL : https://www.wsj.com/articles/doctors-turn-to-malaria-drugs-as-potential-coronavirus-treatment-11584729626