NEW DELHI: Many healthcare workers who took anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reported side-effects like abdominal pain, nausea and hypoglycemia during a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to evaluate the efficacy and side-effects of the drug as a prophylactic treatment.
“A study has been launched to know the side-effects of HCQ. We found that healthcare workers having an average age of 35 years took these drugs and 10% reported abdominal pain, 6% reported nausea and 1.3% reported hypoglyce
Hydroxychloroquine could have side-effects, suggests new study by ICMR
Byindianadmin
Apr 19, 2020