{"id":93885,"date":"2020-03-28T07:11:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T07:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=93885"},"modified":"2020-03-28T07:11:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T07:11:20","slug":"icmr-recommends-hydroxychloroquine-for-high-risk-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/icmr-recommends-hydroxychloroquine-for-high-risk-population\/","title":{"rendered":"ICMR recommends hydroxychloroquine for high-risk population"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements:<\/strong><br> (1)    Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a medication used for the prevention and treatment of certain types of malaria. <br> (2)    ICMR is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research.<br> <strong>Choose the correct:<\/strong><br> (a)    Only(1)<br> (b)    Only(2)<br> (c)    Both (1) and (2)<br> (d)    None of the above<br> <strong>Answer:(c)<br> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The\nnational task force for COVID-19 constituted <strong>by Indian Council for Medical\nResearch (ICMR) has recommended hydroxy-chloroquine as a preventive medication\nfor high-risk population.<\/strong><\/li><li>ICMR\ndirected that the hydroxy-chloroquine should be given to high-risk population\nasymptomatic healthcare workers. <\/li><li>The\nmedication can be used to treat the suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19\nand asymptomatic household contacts of laboratory-confirmed cases. <\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>Drug\nController General of India (DGCI)&nbsp;<\/strong>approved the usage of\nhydroxychloroquine for restricted use in emergency situations.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hydroxychloroquine<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(HCQ):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It\nis a medication used for the prevention and treatment of certain types of\nmalaria. <\/li><li>Specifically\nit is used for chloroquine-sensitive malaria. Other uses include treatment of\nrheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and porphyria cutaneatarda.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Indian\nCouncil of Medical Research (ICMR):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>ICMR\nis the apex body in India forthe <strong>formulation, coordination and\npromotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies\nin the world.<\/strong><\/li><li>It\nis located in New Delhi.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/healthcare\/biotech\/pharmaceuticals\/indias-covid-task-force-recommends-hydroxychloroquine-for-high-risk-patients-with-strict-riders\/articleshow\/74774540.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst\">https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/healthcare\/biotech\/pharmaceuticals\/indias-covid-task-force-recommends-hydroxychloroquine-for-high-risk-patients-with-strict-riders\/articleshow\/74774540.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icmr.nic.in\/content\/about-us\">https:\/\/www.icmr.nic.in\/content\/about-us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements: (1) Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a medication used for the prevention and treatment of certain types of malaria. (2) ICMR is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. Choose the correct: (a) Only(1) (b) Only(2) (c) Both (1) and (2) (d) None of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dssn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}