Early in the pandemic, President Donald Trump and White House senior official Peter Navarro arranged the donation of 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to America’s strategic drug stockpile to combat Covid-19. The government began securing HCQ in March 2020, after Trump, on the advice of his medical and scientific advisors, lauded HCQ as “very encouraging,” “very powerful,” and […]
COVID Treatments
FDA Loses War on Ivermectin, Agrees to Remove Misleading Social Media Posts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to remove—and never republish—all posts and consumer directives from its website and social media posts made during the pandemic that discouraged people from using ivermectin to prevent and treat COVID-19. The agreement was part of a settlement reached in a landmark case filed in federal court […]
America First Legal Sues FDA and HHS for Concealing Documents on Suppression of COVID Treatments HCQ and Ivermectin
America First Legal (AFL) is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to turn over documents related to the government’s suppression of the COVID-19 treatments hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and ivermectin. According to the lawsuit, AFL filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in […]
Judge Rules for First Time Pharma Company Not Immune Under PREP Act After Man Injured by Remdesivir
In a groundbreaking decision, a Michigan judge ruled on Aug. 8 that the PREP Act does not shield a drug manufacturer and hospital from liability in the case of a man who experienced two strokes and a leg amputation after receiving remdesivir contaminated with glass particles. This is the first time a judge has ruled […]
FDA Approved Remdesivir to Treat COVID in People With Kidney Problems, Despite Data Showing Drug Causes Renal Failure
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 14 approved Veklury, also known as remdesivir, to treat COVID-19 in people with severe renal impairment, including dialysis, despite data showing that the drug increases the risk of kidney failure. Remdesivir is an antiviral medication that targets the RNA in viruses to prevent replication. The FDA first authorized remdesivir for emergency use […]