Assertion: chloroquine's drug | /r/HasProperty | effective
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value: for prevention of the disease
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Source sentences:
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: While the study found that chloroquine helped inhibit the spread of SARS in cell cultures, those results do not suggest that the drug is an effective treatment for SARS or COVID-19.
text: The drugs may be effective against the novel coronavirus, Fauci said, but more data is needed to "show it is truly safe and effective under the conditions of Covid-19.
text: First, legally, if a drug has already been tested and found to be safe and effective for one disease, it can be used for another disease without having to undergo trials.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: What Remdesivir lacked that hydroxychloroquine had, however, was a team of dedicated hype men who appeared more interested in publicizing the drug as a cure than they were in discovering whether the drug was effective.
text: This may be why: “Chloroquine, a relatively safe, effective and cheap drug used for treating many human diseases...is effective in inhibiting the infection and spread of SARS
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: One study published in Nature on Tuesday found that hydroxychloroquine — considered less toxic than chloroquine — and a drug called remdesivir were effective in stopping COVID-19 spread in vitro.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: There is some preliminary evidence that the drugs could be effective in treating the coronavirus, but more rigorous tests have not been completed.
text: Only such studies will confirm that the drugs are both safe and indeed effective in treating the viral infection, he said, and can provide critical information on when to use them, and at what dose.
text: In the rush to arm US soldiers with anti-malaria medication, the military narrowed in on Atabrine, a drug that was effective, but incredibly toxic, causing soldiers intense nausea.
text: Scientists, however, warn about raising false hopes and say major studies are needed to prove the drugs are safe and effective against coronavirus, and to show that people would not have recovered just as well on their own.
text: In order for this drug to be effective, travelers should start this medication 1 – 2 weeks prior to taking their trip.
text: However, this does not automatically mean that these drugs are effective and safe to use for COVID-19.
text: In March, President Trump said, "I feel good about it [hydroxycholoroquine]," adding it was "just a feeling," despite no evidence at the time the anti-malarial drug was effective in being used to treat the novel coronavirus.
text: This drug was highly effective against the parasite that causes malaria, causing it to die quickly before it could reach the stage of full symptoms or infectiousness.
text: While the drug was effective if a soldier stuck to the dosing regimen, it was easy to miss doses in the heat of battle, when cut off from supply lines, or simply because a soldier decided the cost-benefit ratio was not one he liked.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: Because of these gaps in understanding, the World Health Organization said last month that there is "no proof" the drug is effective in treating the coronavirus.
text: But there is currently only limited evidence to suggest the drugs are effective against the new virus.
text: It will take months, if not years, to determine whether a new drug or vaccine is safe and effective.
text: In summary, doctors do not know whether HCQ or any other drug being tested is effective or will have any medical benefit.
text: On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Chinese doctors who have been treating coronavirus patients with chloroquine for months say there is no clear evidence the drug is effective against COVID-19.
text: One small trial indicated that the drug was somewhat effective on its own, with its effectiveness enhanced by an antibiotic.
text: Meanwhile, a small study performed in China saw no indication that the drug was effective on its own.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating Covid-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: President Trump also said that another drug called Remdesivir had also been effective in treating the symptoms of the new illness.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: The drug is already out of stock in many online pharmacies as panicked Indians have started hoarding hydroxychloroquine and another anti-malarial medicine chloroquine in the hope that the drugs are effective against Covid-19.
text: But there is only anecdotal evidence that the drugs are effective against coronavirus and the drugs are used by people to treat conditions like lupus.
text: The drugs may be effective against the novel coronavirus, Fauci said, but more data is needed to "show it is truly safe and effective under the conditions of Covid-19.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: Though he may look like he just stepped out of an Alexandre Dumas novel, the director of the Mediterranean University Hospital Institute in Marseille cited not one but three different studies from China showing that the anti-malaria drug called chloroquine has been effective in treating Covid-19 patients.
text: We don’t have the data that we need to say that these drugs are effective for treatment or for prevention of the disease.
text: The absence of an effective treatment against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has led clinicians to redirect drugs that are known to be effective for other medical conditions to the treatment of COVID-19.
text: During the evaluation of the criteria under which to issue an EUA, it was determined, based on the scientific evidence available, that it is reasonable to believe that the specific drugs may be effective in treating covid-19, and that, given there are no adequate, approved, or available alternative treatments, the known and potential benefits to treat this serious or life-threatening virus outweigh the known and potential risks when used under the conditions described in the EUA," an FDA spokesman told the Fact Checker in an email.
text: But so far, there is no consensus about whether the drugs are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, as it is still very early in the testing process.
text: Both drugs are safe and effective.
text: Both drugs are safe and effective.
text: Fauci later went on Fox News to emphasize that there is no "definitive proof" the drug is effective.
text: Their arguments relied on results from small and flawed studies that weren’t designed to prove whether the drugs were effective or not.
text: There have been early indications that these drugs may be effective in treating or preventing Covid-19, but the medications haven’t endured the due diligence of extensive clinical trials and there have been growing concerns about the impact chloroquine and the closely related hydroxychloroquine can have specifically on the heart.
text: Nearly 70 drugs and experimental compounds may be effective in treating the coronavirus, a team of researchers reported on Sunday night.
text: The World Health Organization, however, said last month that there is "no proof" the drug is effective in treating the coronavirus.
text: While laboratory research has found the drug to be effective in related coronaviruses that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, the CDC and the World Health Organization are still studying whether the same is true for the current outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes, covid-19.
text: Chloroquine, a relatively safe, effective and cheap drug used for treating many human diseases including malaria, amoebiasis and human immunodeficiency virus is effective in inhibiting the infection and spread of SARS CoV in cell culture.
text: In addition certain antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs are known to accumulate in lysosomes via this acid-base process and might be effective here if the doses needed aren’t too high.
text: Despite the emergency use order, the FDA has not conducted clinical trials to fully ascertain whether the drug is an effective treatment for Covid-19.
text: President Trump has highlighted medical research from recent weeks that show chloroquine, a drug typically used for anti-malarial purposes, may be an effective treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus from China.