/oss/taxonomy/term/4417/all en /oss/article/health-history/drugs-need-be-properly-tested-being-put-use <p>The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. is under pressure to fast track drugs that may be helpful in the treatment of COVID-19. Remdesivir, originally approved for Ebola, may be helpful, as may the anti-malaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. However, the safety/efficacy profile of these medications has to be clarified before they are used on a large scale to treat a disease for which they have not been studied. It is instructive at this time to reflect on the situation that gave the FDA the power to regulate drugs.</p> Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:53:05 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8188 at /oss