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Tag: Emergency Use Authorization

FDA Revoked Emergency Use Approval of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

June 15, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced June 15 that it revoked approval called emergency use authorization (EUA) for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to be used to treat certain patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19. The FDA made this decision based on its ongoing analysis of the scientific data from current studies […] Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Accepts Donations of Hydroxychloroquine as Possible Treatments for COVID-19 Patients

March 31, 2020 A statement issued March 29 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that millions of donated doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate had been accepted into the Strategic National Stockpile. In addition, the statement announced that the Food and Drug Administration has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) […] Read More