ODG Guideline Update Likely to List Hydroxychloroquine as N-Drug

Despite endorsement from President Trump and some Fox News hosts, a drug used to treat malaria will probably be listed as an “N-drug” — not recommended — for COVID-19 treatment, according to the editor of the Official Disability Guidelines. But a different antiviral medication that has shown some effectiveness against the coronavirus will probably be added as an approved drug if further clinical trials support its use, said Dr. Stephen Norwood, editor-in-chief of the guidelines. The ODG are published by MCG Health and are one of two sets of guidelines widely...