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Brazilian response to COVID-19
- In Jair Bolsonaro: Bolsonaro’s presidency
…he had benefited from taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug that not only proved to be ineffective against the virus but also had the potential to produce dangerous side effects. Though Brazil’s hospitals and health care workers were challenged, they weathered that first wave of the pandemic relatively well, and by August…
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uses and side effects
- In chloroquine
Chloroquine is closely related to hydroxychloroquine, another type of quinoline derivative. Hydroxychloroquine is also used in the treatment of malaria and inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Hydroxychloroquine has many of the same side effects as chloroquine, including an elevated risk of retinopathy, but generally is considered to be less toxic.
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