Assertion: chloroquine | /r/ObjectUse | used for treatment of covid-19
Facets:
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: in connection with clinical trials
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: HYDROXYchloroquine or chloroquine, given with or without an antibiotic, “was associated with decreased in-hospital survival and an increased frequency of ventricular arrhythmias when used for treatment of COVID-19,” stated an authoritative six-continent, 671-hospital, 96,032-patient study published in The Lancet.
text: The EMA has announced that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine should only be used for the treatment of COVID-19 in connection with clinical trials or in national emergency use programmes for the treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients.
text: Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, often in combination with a second-generation macrolide, are being widely used for treatment of COVID-19, despite no conclusive evidence of their benefit.