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COVID-19: Ministry gives FCCPC award for outstanding performance during pandemic
The FCCPC has been busy since the outbreak of Covid-19 in enforcing the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) ...
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The FCCPC has been busy since the outbreak of Covid-19 in enforcing the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) ...
Besides hydroxychloroquine, the prices of other drugs used in COVID-19 treatment were hiked at the margins between 66 per cent ...
The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission says it is investigating the matter.
The Houston-area doctor featured in a controversial, viral video claiming an anti-malarial drug is a cure for COVID-19 shared her ...
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WHO says interim trial results show hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 ...
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There was a glimmer of hope during the week against Covid-19 as a drug trial in the UK showed potential ...
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This announcement dashes all hope that hydroxychloroquine, as well as the related drug chloroquine, could be an option at a ...
The unverified data from an obscured company was published by leading science journals, prompting the WHO to suspend clinical trials ...
The researchers say the drug was ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to coronavirus.
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WHO also said this decision only applies to the use of the hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 patients.
The study revealed that hydroxychloroquine is known to have serious side effects, including muscle weakness and heart arrhythmia.
He said through the surveillance system set up by the PTF, it had received reports that Nigerians had been purchasing ...
Trials are still ongoing to gauge whether the drug has any uses for strains of coronavirus.
Mr Trump advised that people should be allowed to use hydroxychloroquine to prevent the virus.