Investigation – Health

Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Under Investigation for COVID-19

US to conduct clinical trials of chloroquine for COVID-19 Clinical trials of chloroquine and its less toxic metabolite, hydroxychloroquine, are ongoing or due to start in other countries. Both drugs have been shown to be effective against the new coronavirus in in-vitro laboratory studies Results from initial clinical trials suggest both drugs may be effective… Read More »

Government Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). The Food and Drug Administration has failed to ensure that drugs given prized rare-disease status meet the intent of a 35-year-old law, federal officials revealed in a report Friday. The Government Accountability Office, which spent more than a year investigating the… Read More »