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Is HCQ really a “Gamechanger” ?

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         Hydroxychloroquine , also known as ‘HCQ’ is in the top trending list around the world for last ten days since US President ‘Donald Trump’ made an appeal to the Indian government to provide sufficient stocks to US for fighting COVID-19 . He made a statement about the efficiency of drug in fighting Covid-19 but is the fact also stating the same.        HCQ is a drug encountered when a person is having malaria , a mosquito-borne disease , and its use there is also limited due to adverse health effects including nausea , vomiting , loss in eyesight , changing heart beat patterns and many more. Still India , being the largest producer of HCQ with over 70% market share is getting consignments from over 30 countries for the supply of drug which India made restricted earlier in the month of march to prevent Black Marketing and avoiding its usage without the prescription of a certified doctor .           But due to   increased demand of drug in international market and