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Two anti-malaria medications highly touted by President Trump should not be taken outside a hospital or clinical trial because of the risk of severe heart problems, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Friday.
The FDA said it issued the warning because of numerous reports about serious cardiac events and death in patients with COVID-19 receiving hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, either alone or combined with the antibiotic azithromycin.
"Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can cause abnormal heart rhythms ... and a dangerously rapid heart rate called ventricular tachycardia," the agency said. "These risks may increase when these medicines are combined with other medicines ... including the antibiotic azithromycin."
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The FDA said it issued the warning because of numerous reports about serious cardiac events and death in patients with COVID-19 receiving hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, either alone or combined with the antibiotic azithromycin.
"Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can cause abnormal heart rhythms ... and a dangerously rapid heart rate called ventricular tachycardia," the agency said. "These risks may increase when these medicines are combined with other medicines ... including the antibiotic azithromycin."
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