Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin  
Podcast: JAMA Clinical Reviews
Published On: Tue Mar 24 2020
Description: Chloroquine was shown in 2004 to be active in vitro against SARS coronavirus but is of unproven efficacy and safety in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. The drug's potential benefits and risks for COVID-19 patients, without and with azithromycin, is discussed by Dr. David Juurlink, head of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.