BET 2: HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IN THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19

A short-cut review of the literature was carried out to examine whether the use of hydroxychloroquine is effective in the treatment of patients presenting with confirmed COVID-19. Nine papers were identified as relevant using the reported search strategy. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of the best papers are tabulated. It is concluded that hydroxychloroquine has not been proven to be an effective treatment for COVID-19.