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Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine: the real saviours of Covid 2019?
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RAVICHANDRA RAVI, CHARISHMA CHOWDARY PONUGUBATI, ROOPESH BORUGADDA
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Pneumonia caused by the novel corona virus in china is rapidly spreading into a life -threatening disease. The world health organization announced it as pandemic crisis. Currently the research is going on about the possible treatment modalities is in the preliminary stage. Chloroquine, an old drug which was used for the treatment of malaria has shown to have evident capability in the treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia during the clinical trials performed in China. Various evidences have shown its potential role in the treatment of Covid-19. This rapid communication provides an insight into its pharmacology and its possible role in management of Covid-19.
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COVID-19; coronavirus; chloroquine; hydroxychloroquine; SARS-CoV-2.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.04.022
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