The older antimalarial drug chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine sulfate (Bayer AG’s Plaquenil) are being studied as potential treatments for COVID-19 – but the US Food and Drug Administration has had to clear up the status after President Trump sowed confusion about the drugs during a 19 March White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing.
Coronavirus Update: Trump Spreads Confusion On Drug Treatments, Biogen Fires China Flight Employee
Daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news: Trump's chloroquine mix-up, imported cases rise in China, Biogen sacks employee over China travel, Vir's Scango talks about its COVID-19 efforts, Roche's Actemra study plus COVID-19 pipeline infographic.
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Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.
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