Hydroxychloroquine in the post-COVID-19 era: will this pandemic upset decades of clinical practice?

Abstract:

:In the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Belgian health authorities endorsed the interim guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia: hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) recommended for treatment of hospitalized patients with moderate to severe disease. As a growing number of patients were admitted, inevitably, our internal medicine team questioned the efficacy and safety of HCQ, especially with regard to cardiac side effects. In parallel with our concerns, data regarding the safety and efficacy of HCQ were published, with discordant results and debate in the medical community. Media coverage of the possible risks and benefits of HCQ use in COVID-19 also caused confusion amongst the public. In this Perspectives in Rheumatology article, we review the use and safety of HCQ in autoimmune disease and its putative efficacy and toxicity in COVID-19. Finally, we share our concern about the future of this widely used and inexpensive drug after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.

journal_name

Clin Rheumatol

journal_title

Clinical rheumatology

authors

Pothen L,Yildiz H,Samnick MM,Yombi JC

doi

10.1007/s10067-020-05572-9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2021-01-15 00:00:00

eissn

0770-3198

issn

1434-9949

pii

10.1007/s10067-020-05572-9

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