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The move came after two French advisory bodies and the World Health Organisation warned this week that the drug - also used as treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus - had been shown to be potentially dangerous in several studies.
But under the new French rules, the drug can be used only in clinical trials to test its efficacy against coronavirus - making it unclear if Professor Raoult would be able to continue using it at his hospital in Marseille in the south.
So it can still be studied, but not prescribed by individual doctors to their patients.
But under the new French rules, the drug can be used only in clinical trials to test its efficacy against coronavirus - making it unclear if Professor Raoult would be able to continue using it at his hospital in Marseille in the south.
So it can still be studied, but not prescribed by individual doctors to their patients.