ISSN: 2652-1881
There is continuing support for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection, one recent example in Australia being an article by Professor Robert Clancy in the centre-right monthly magazine Quadrant. Clancy argued that HCQ is effective and that its non-use reflects a conspiracy by the World Health Organisation and the global pharmaceutical industry to control patient care. In this article I review the trial evidence for HCQ efficacy and confirm that it does not support use of HCQ in any phase of COVID infection.
I respond to a recently-published TMJ Editorial Review,1 which commented on an article of mine entitled “The Curious Case of Hydroxychloroquine” published in Quadrant magazine (March 2024).2 I disagree with the reviewer’s points of view for the reasons presented here.
