Hydroxychlorquine exhibits the potential invitro activity against viruses including influenza, malaria, coronavirus, and many other diseases. The drug is under investigation to determine its efficacy for the treatment of novel coronavirus disease (COVID 19). According to the studies conducted in Wuhan, the body temperature recovery time and the cough remission time of coronavirus patients were significantly reduced with hydroxycloroquine and chloroquine treatment.Despite the absence of strong evidence, the demand for hydroxychloroquine has spiked due to the coronavirus (COVID 19) outbreak. However, the doses of hydroxychloroquine need to be monitored, as its overdose can have dangerous side effects such as drowsiness, visual disturbances, cardiovascular collapse, convulsions, hypokalemia, rhythm, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation. This may lead to sudden respiratory and cardiac arrest, which can be fatal.
Market Dynamics
The increasing adoption of inorganic growth strategies such as partnerships and collaborations by key players to evaluate the efficacy of hydroxchloroquine tablets for the treatment of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID 19) are expected to propel the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, on March 27, 2020, Rising Pharma Holdings Inc., a pharmaceutical company, entered into a collaborative agreement with the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Department of Infectious Disease, to explore hydroxchloroquine as preventive treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID 19).
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