Open AccessKnowledge and compliance of hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among Indian health-care workers
Author(s) -
Mohan Gurjar,
Rudrashish Haldar,
Prabhaker Mishra,
Om Prakash Sanjeev,
VijaiDatta Upadhyaya,
Ankur Bhatnagar,
Dharmendra Bhadauria,
Vikas Agarwal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_50_21
Subject(s) - medicine , hydroxychloroquine , chemoprophylaxis , health care , pandemic , nausea , family medicine , vomiting , pediatrics , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
In the initial days of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as chemoprophylaxis for health-care workers (HCWs) involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. The present survey aimed to assess the knowledge and compliance of HCQ prophylaxis as per the ICMR recommendations among Indian HCWs during the first wave of the pandemic.