Studies are ongoing to find a definitive treatment and vaccine against coronavirus. One part of the studies is to determine whether the drugs currently used for other diseases are working in the treatment of coronavirus. The controversy about hydroxychloroquine, one of the drugs developed for other diseases and used in the treatment of coronavirus, is not stopped. The fact that US President Trump recommended hydroxychloroquine for use in the treatment of coronavirus in a press release and said they had tests that the drug was working in the treatment caused the drug to come to the agenda. The drug, developed for the treatment of malaria, is currently used by some institutions for the treatment of coronavirus. However, scientists continue to work on hydroxychloroquine. The coronavirus treatments, especially using hydroxychloroquine, are carefully studied by experts. Does hydroxychloroquine not work in coronavirus treatment? A new study in the USA about hydroxychloroquine shows that the drug does not work in the treatment of coronavirus. In the article published by the results of the study carried out by researchers from the US National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia, the statement states that “We have not found any evidence that COVID-19 reduces the risk of mechanical ventilation as a result of the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of hospitalized cases.” In the study, it was determined that hydroxychloroquine does not work in the treatment of coronavirus, as well as the drug increases the risk of death of patients. The data of 368 patients in a hospital treated with coronavirus were examined by the researchers themselves. After examining the data, it was observed that 27.8 percent of the coronavirus patients who were tried to be treated using hydroxychloroquine died. Researchers explained that 11.4 percent of patients receiving standard treatment lost their lives. The work of researchers from the US National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia reveals important results regarding hydroxychloroquine. Despite their results, the researchers warned that pending tests of hydroxychloroquine should be expected. This is not the first study to show that hydroxychloroquine does not work in the treatment of coronavirus. In a previous study conducted in France, it was found that hydroxychloroquine did not work in the treatment of coronavirus.
