Chloroquine phosphate has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia in clinical studies
24 Mar, 2020The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is spreading rapidly, and scientists are endeavoring
to discover drugs for its efficacious treatment in China. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for
treatment of malaria, is shown to have apparent efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19
associated pneumonia in multicenter clinical trials conducted in China. The drug is recommended
to be included in the next version of the Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
of Pneumonia Caused by COVID-19 issued by the National Health Commission of the People's
Republic of China for treatment of COVID-19 infection in larger populations in the future.