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{{cquote|Off-label drug use involves prescribing medications for indications, or using a dosage or dosage form, that have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Since the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the practice of medicine, OLDU has become common. It occurs in every specialty of medicine ....}}

{{cquote|Off-label drug use involves prescribing medications for indications, or using a dosage or dosage form, that have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Since the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the practice of medicine, OLDU has become common. It occurs in every specialty of medicine ....}}

An article in ''Nature'' suggests the potential for off-label use of hydroxychloroquine, which was used long ago for [[malaria]] and was first synthesized in 1946, to treat [[coronavirus]] (SARS-CoV-2):<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-020-0156-0</ref>

An article in ''Nature'' suggests the potential for off-label use of hydroxychloroquine, which was used long ago for [[malaria]] and was first synthesized in 1946, to treat [[coronavirus]] (SARS-CoV-2):<ref name="Nature">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-020-0156-0</ref>

{{cquote|[O]ur results show that HCQ [Hydroxychloroquine] can efficiently inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro. In combination with its anti-inflammatory function, we predict that the drug has a good potential to combat the disease. }}

{{cquote|[O]ur results show that HCQ [Hydroxychloroquine] can efficiently inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro. In combination with its anti-inflammatory function, we predict that the drug has a good potential to combat the disease.}}

 

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