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Hydroxychloroquine Drug Cocktail Lowers COVID-19 Hospitalizations by 84 Percent, Study Suggests

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Hydroxychloroquine Drug Cocktail Lowers COVID-19 Hospitalizations by 84 Percent, Study Suggests
A pharmacy technician pours out hydroxychloroquine pills at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah in a file photograph. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A triple-drug cocktail containing the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine significantly lowered the hospitalization and the death rate of COVID-19 patients, a peer-reviewed study suggests.

The study, led by Dr. Vladimir Zelenko in partnership with German doctors Martin Scholz and Roland Derwand, examined the effectiveness of the triple therapy containing zinc, low-dose hydroxychloroquine, and azithromycin on 141 COVID-19 patients aged between 40 and 67.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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