Drug Saf May 2020 PMID 32266694

Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection.

Nicholas Moore

Mentions

74
Peak: 55 in Apr 2020
across 3 sources since Mar 2020

Extended reach

153,360
potential audience

Total likes

148

Video views

1,242

Mentions per month

Mar 2020 – May 2021

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter70 posts
  • YouTube3 videos
  • Facebook1 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

This collection reflects widespread skepticism about the efficacy of chloroquine for COVID-19, with posts discussing systematic reviews and safety issues. The tone varies from cautious warning—such as noting serious side effects and low-certainty evidence—to references of scientific studies, which demonstrates both interest and a desire for informed understanding, though overall the discourse remains somewhat cautious and not decisively impactful.

AgreementLow agreement

Most discussions highlight the lack of conclusive evidence and warn against indiscriminate use, indicating a cautious or skeptical stance.

InterestHigh interest

The discussions show high interest, with many posts referencing scientific studies, side effects, and ongoing debates.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several posts cite specific research articles and clinical trials, reflecting a moderate level of detailed engagement.

ImpactNeutral impact

The discussions have limited direct impact on policy but emphasize the ongoing scientific debate and safety concerns.

Abstract in brief

  • Chloroquine is being studied as a potential treatment for COVID-19, but its effectiveness and safety are still under investigation.
  • Some early research suggested that chloroquine might help combat the virus, but results have been mixed and more studies are needed.
  • Health experts warn that chloroquine can cause serious side effects, so it should only be used under medical supervision and not as a routine treatment for COVID-19.]

Top posts

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Nitin Joshi
@DrugSafetyJ · X

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Apr 7, 2020 · 23 likes · 15 shares · 1,039 followers View post →
BAHIANA Journals
@bahianajournals · X

In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to map and critically assess the best existing evidence on the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Check it out: https://t.co/ZlsGkBY9OZ https://t.co/O9ANvZcRbP

Mar 31, 2020 · 22 likes · 11 shares · 627 followers View post →
ISoP
@ISoPonline · X

Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 9, 2020 · 15 likes · 9 shares · 3,631 followers View post →
Bordeaux PharmacoEpi
@BxPharmacoEpi · X

« #Chloroquine for #COVID19 Infection » by Pr. Nicholas Moore (@oldnick53) Read the free full text in #DrugSafety ⬇️ https://t.co/jYBGvrGk3f

Apr 8, 2020 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 533 followers View post →
@valeryridde mastodon.social
@ValeryRidde · X

Hydroxychloroquine : "Promoting their use indiscriminately and without any objective evidence is unconscionable, and certainly not medically responsible" https://t.co/LsKko17rPO

Apr 23, 2020 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 4,908 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

@JonathanLanday @BradMossEsq Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review. Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2(1). "very low evidence certainty..."

Apr 4, 2020 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 2,397 followers View post →

All mentions

Guizinho
@GuiGhadel · X

@Duzolina1 @onevenusflytrap @Iuisgustavo @folha_poder https://t.co/JBIOGqbk5v https://t.co/JTxILGdbbB https://t.co/5uBWOgBCD8 https://t.co/SY0bfiEx0r E agora eu não sei, mas se quiser me mandar o link deles falando sobre isso iria ajudar, enquanto isso posso deixar essas pesquisas aqui por enquanto?

May 24, 2021 · 1 like · 27 followers View post →
rachael77
@rachael77 · X

Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection ⁦@PressSec⁩ ⁦@SaraCarterDC⁩ ⁦@99freemind⁩ https://t.co/keaZpFppwI

Jul 30, 2020 · 414 followers View post →
rachael77
@rachael77 · X

Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection https://t.co/keaZpFppwI

Jul 30, 2020 · 414 followers View post →
BAHIANA Journals
@bahianajournals · X

5 - Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review https://t.co/RhYxgL2zFM

Jun 5, 2020 · 627 followers View post →
BAHIANA Journals
@bahianajournals · X

2- Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review: https://t.co/PhR0ZVObPt #Evidence #OpenScience #ScienceInMotion

May 22, 2020 · 627 followers View post →
PV Papers
@PVpapers · X

Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection https://t.co/Z3taJKwrdW Pub: 7 Apr

May 22, 2020 · 1 like · 1,431 followers View post →
oscarmikegolf
@oscarmikegolf1 · X

@paulsperry_ @ilisteninnwohio Here's a more BALANCED discussion of (hydroxy)chloroquine on the SAME *NIH* site: doi: 10.1007/s40264-020-00933-4 where they talk about the refuted French "study" & other MUCH better-conducted studies which indicate NO value to use, & problems (side effects & shortages caused)

May 14, 2020 · 1 like · 284 followers View post →
CHRiS
@ChrisAndeh · X

@kersh_adi @Drmuzoic @OsonduOttah @ayemojubar On 12 April, a preliminary clinical trial conducted at a hospital in Brazil was stopped when several people given high doses of chloroquine for COVID‑19 infection developed irregular heart rates, causing eleven deaths.

May 3, 2020 · 501 followers View post →
fraudhunter
@fraudhunter3 · X

@FelipeC76577310 @talicos @_mayk_santos @JaspionOpressor @puttialexandre @jairbolsonaro E a última vez que me direciono a você o Nada achando que é algo . https://t.co/doKvprhzpA

Apr 29, 2020 · 2 likes · 3 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @CharleyTakaya: Pacheco, Rafael & Riera, Rachel. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic rev…

Apr 26, 2020 · 1 share · 6,704 followers View post →
Charley Takaya
@CharleyTakaya · X

Pacheco, Rafael & Riera, Rachel. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review. Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. 2. 10.17267/2675-021Xevidence.v2i1.2843.

Apr 26, 2020 · 1 share · 36,560 followers View post →
@COVID_Evidence
@COVID_Evidence · X

Core Pubmed: Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection.: Related Articles Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection. Drug Saf. 2020 05;43(5):393-394 Authors: Moore N PMID: 32266694 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] https://t.co/DTqt770RAO #coronavirus #SARS_CoV_2 #covid19

Apr 23, 2020 · 2,116 followers View post →
Christian Dagenais
@dagenach · X

RT @ValeryRidde: Hydroxychloroquine : "Promoting their use indiscriminately and without any objective evidence is unconscionable, and certa…

Apr 23, 2020 · 3 shares · 524 followers View post →
Lasdel Labo
@lasdel_labo · X

RT @ValeryRidde: Hydroxychloroquine : "Promoting their use indiscriminately and without any objective evidence is unconscionable, and certa…

Apr 23, 2020 · 3 shares · 2,324 followers View post →
Eric Breton
@Breton_e · X

RT @ValeryRidde: Hydroxychloroquine : "Promoting their use indiscriminately and without any objective evidence is unconscionable, and certa…

Apr 23, 2020 · 3 shares · 659 followers View post →
@valeryridde mastodon.social
@ValeryRidde · X

Hydroxychloroquine : "Promoting their use indiscriminately and without any objective evidence is unconscionable, and certainly not medically responsible" https://t.co/LsKko17rPO

Apr 23, 2020 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 4,908 followers View post →
Seraya Maouche
@serayamaouche · X

La #Chloroquine pour traiter la #COVID19: L'article de Nicholas Moore (Inserm Bordeaux) qui critique le travail du Pr @raoult_didier https://t.co/wupD198JcV https://t.co/tN36dkSwKs

Apr 13, 2020 · 1,689 followers View post →
Meg
@megguie27 · X

Interessante é que a pesquisa é da Bordeaux PharmacoEpi, France, com conclusões diametralmente opostas ao do Prof. Raoult(que gerou todo esse frisson pela cloroquina com um estudo "in vitro"). Último paragrafo resume tudo #FicaEmCasa https://t.co/OoUAKgXIZv

Apr 10, 2020 · 349 followers View post →
Helena
@helhena · X

@denispedrosoBR @ady_ferrer @AlineMidlej E ja que quer se informar sobre este antipatasitario/anti artrite reumatoide, leia este paper. Fui https://t.co/uquSuZVcur

Apr 10, 2020 · 1 like · 142 followers View post →
Nick Lee
@BVW29 · X

@DrFightPain @nealasher https://t.co/8qfoUr01Qw

Apr 10, 2020 · 27 followers View post →
cecile DP
@dp_cecile · X

RT @ISoPonline: Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 10, 2020 · 9 shares · 26 followers View post →
luis bayas
@luisbayas28 · X

RT @ISoPonline: Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 9, 2020 · 9 shares · 28 followers View post →
the paper link
@the_paper_link · X

Trend up+185: *Moore N* (Drug Saf) __Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection__ https://t.co/EpLHruIqHr

Apr 9, 2020 · 136 followers View post →
Karine PALIN
@karine_palin · X

RT @ISoPonline: Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 9, 2020 · 9 shares · 487 followers View post →
Johann Castañeda PharmD
@Nocebo88 · X

RT @ISoPonline: Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 9, 2020 · 9 shares · 366 followers View post →
Mónica Tarapués Román
@MonicaTarapues · X

RT @ISoPonline: Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 9, 2020 · 9 shares · 1,642 followers View post →
Manal
@ManalMYounus · X

RT @ISoPonline: Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 9, 2020 · 9 shares · 109 followers View post →
ISoP
@ISoPonline · X

Chloroquine for #COVID19 infection by Nicholas Moore @oldnick53 just published in

Apr 9, 2020 · 15 likes · 9 shares · 3,631 followers View post →
AdisJournals
@AdisJournals · X

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Apr 9, 2020 · 15 shares · 576 followers View post →
Adrian Puello Guerrero
@PuelloAdrian · X

RT @BxPharmacoEpi: « #Chloroquine for #COVID19 Infection » by Pr. Nicholas Moore (@oldnick53) Read the free full text in #DrugSafety ⬇️ htt…

Apr 8, 2020 · 6 shares · 834 followers View post →
Ready for discussion
@lilienfeld1 · X

@MichaelBurryBTC https://t.co/7uKx8fA3IG Perhaps, given its safety, it should only be used in on a ventilator? It's not a benign drug.

Apr 8, 2020 · 2,855 followers View post →
IAME Research Center
@IAME_Center · X

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Apr 8, 2020 · 15 shares · 538 followers View post →
Philippe Morlat
@PhilippeMorlat · X

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Apr 8, 2020 · 15 shares · 2,735 followers View post →
cecile DP
@dp_cecile · X

RT @BxPharmacoEpi: « #Chloroquine for #COVID19 Infection » by Pr. Nicholas Moore (@oldnick53) Read the free full text in #DrugSafety ⬇️ htt…

Apr 8, 2020 · 6 shares · 26 followers View post →
LucFerrari2
@LucFerrari2 · X

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Apr 8, 2020 · 15 shares · 411 followers View post →
Thomas Tritz
@Dr_trist · X

RT @BxPharmacoEpi: « #Chloroquine for #COVID19 Infection » by Pr. Nicholas Moore (@oldnick53) Read the free full text in #DrugSafety ⬇️ htt…

Apr 8, 2020 · 6 shares · 40 followers View post →
Val
@Valr52 · X

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Apr 8, 2020 · 15 shares · 114 followers View post →
Theriaque_officiel
@Theriaque_CNHIM · X

RT @BxPharmacoEpi: « #Chloroquine for #COVID19 Infection » by Pr. Nicholas Moore (@oldnick53) Read the free full text in #DrugSafety ⬇️ htt…

Apr 8, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,787 followers View post →
Nadir
@NadirAmmour · X

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Apr 8, 2020 · 15 shares · 41 followers View post →
Bordeaux PharmacoEpi
@BxPharmacoEpi · X

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Apr 8, 2020 · 15 shares · 533 followers View post →
Bordeaux PharmacoEpi
@BxPharmacoEpi · X

« #Chloroquine for #COVID19 Infection » by Pr. Nicholas Moore (@oldnick53) Read the free full text in #DrugSafety ⬇️ https://t.co/jYBGvrGk3f

Apr 8, 2020 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 533 followers View post →
YesitaRT
@yesi_psb26 · X

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Apr 7, 2020 · 15 shares · 621 followers View post →
Louis Létinier
@L_Letinier · X

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Apr 7, 2020 · 15 shares · 215 followers View post →
Pav Rishiraj - Senior Leader
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Apr 7, 2020 · 15 shares · 69 followers View post →
PV Papers
@PVpapers · X

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Apr 7, 2020 · 15 shares · 1,431 followers View post →
Nitin Joshi
@DrugSafetyJ · X

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Apr 7, 2020 · 23 likes · 15 shares · 1,039 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Systematic review https://t.co/rW7xNloRmq (very low evidence certainty) its routine use for this situation should not be recommended until the results of ongoing studies could provide a proper assessment of their effects.

Apr 6, 2020 · 2,397 followers View post →
bike rider
@meddeviceeng · X

RT @GrandmaTheGrey: @JonathanLanday @BradMossEsq Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infect…

Apr 5, 2020 · 3 shares · 676 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

@Yamiche Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review. Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2(1).

Apr 5, 2020 · 2,397 followers View post →
TJ Gösta Berling
@crackersnatch · X

RT @GrandmaTheGrey: @JonathanLanday @BradMossEsq Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infect…

Apr 5, 2020 · 3 shares · 2,852 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

@JonathanLanday @BradMossEsq Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review. Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2(1). "very low evidence certainty..."

Apr 4, 2020 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 2,397 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @GrandmaTheGrey: Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review.…

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 share · 6,704 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @GrandmaTheGrey: Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review.…

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 share · 6,704 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review. Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2(1). 'very low evidence certainty..."

Apr 4, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,397 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

@orangepeel18 Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review. Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2(1).

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 like · 2,397 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

Pacheco, R. L., & Riera, R. (2020). Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review. Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2(1). https://t.co/J3v0dBNLrW

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 share · 2,397 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @GrandmaTheGrey: Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review - https://t.co/yTS0EowlN7 #ScholarAl…

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 share · 6,704 followers View post →
GranX #jarfi #veelvraat #jarfr #katschemakensis
@GrandmaTheGrey · X

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Rapid systematic review - https://t.co/yTS0EowlN7 #ScholarAlerts. Read the conclusion.."limited methodological quality"..

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,397 followers View post →
Lucas Oliveira J. e Silva (Lucas Silva)
@lucasojesilva12 · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Apr 1, 2020 · 11 shares · 1,085 followers View post →
Choosing Wisely Brasil
@ChooseWiselyBR · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Apr 1, 2020 · 11 shares · 3,889 followers View post →
Max Cenci
@CenciMax · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Apr 1, 2020 · 11 shares · 311 followers View post →
Austin Jeans
@jeansdoc61 · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Apr 1, 2020 · 11 shares · 962 followers View post →
Shahriar Zehtabchi
@SZehtabchi · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Mar 31, 2020 · 11 shares · 358 followers View post →
Enderson Miranda, MBA, MSc
@EndersonMirand6 · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Mar 31, 2020 · 11 shares · 258 followers View post →
Jose C Souto, MD
@jcsouto · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Mar 31, 2020 · 11 shares · 14,565 followers View post →
Patricia Logullo
@patlogullo · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Mar 31, 2020 · 11 shares · 448 followers View post →
Oxford-Brazil EBM Alliance
@OxfordBrazilEBM · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Mar 31, 2020 · 11 shares · 473 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @bahianajournals: In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to m…

Mar 31, 2020 · 11 shares · 6,704 followers View post →
BAHIANA Journals
@bahianajournals · X

In order to scientifically and impartially inform health decision making, a rapid systematic review was developed to map and critically assess the best existing evidence on the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 infection. Check it out: https://t.co/ZlsGkBY9OZ https://t.co/O9ANvZcRbP

Mar 31, 2020 · 22 likes · 11 shares · 627 followers View post →
jimmy#786
@jimmy_087 · X

@davidasinclair What is your opinion about using chloroquine for COVID-19 infection?

Mar 15, 2020 · 11 followers View post →
Centro de Formación en Farmacovigilancia | Mexico City
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https://link.springer. com/article/10.1007/s40264-020-00933-4. Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection. LINK.SPRINGER.COM. Chloroquine for COVID-19 Infection.

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