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Hydroxychloroquine was approved for medical use in the United States in 1955. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system.[5] In 2017, it was the 128th-most-prescribed medication in the United States, with more than five million prescriptions.
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World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list. Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/325771.
WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO