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hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets

Definition

Hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine is a drug developed in the 1940s to treat malaria. It was hoped it could help treat coronavirus infections but a large randomised trial has shown it has no beneficial effects.

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