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Hydroxychloroquine / Azithromycin Drugs Working Against COVID-19

​Hope Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin work against COVID-19 look good.

Hydroxychloroquine / Azithromycin Drugs Working Against COVID-19
Hydroxychloroquine / Azithromycin Drugs Working Against COVID-19 (Image Credit : UW Medicine Photo )

Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are looking good as drug candidates for treating COVID-19.

These drugs already have undergone extensive testing for other medical applications, such as treating malaria and autoimmune diseases such as lupus.

French results show that hydroxychloroquine treatment is significantly associated with viral load reduction/disappearance in COVID-19 patients and its effect is reinforced by azithromycin.

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