Doctors warned against prescribing unproven medication for COVID-19

Some South African doctors are prescribing unproven treatments for the new coronavirus, warns the national drug regulator. The caution comes as the country prepares to join a global trial to discover possible treatments for the virus.

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has called on doctors to stop prescribing the medication chloroquine to prevent or treat the new coronavirus outside of hospitals……more