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        <title><![CDATA[Colton Underwood credits two controversial drugs with curing COVID-19 symptoms]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former <strong>&#8220;Bachelor&#8221;</strong> star <strong>Colton Underwood</strong> claims two controversial drugs <strong>heavily touted</strong> by <strong>President Donald Trump</strong> &#8220;saved&#8221; his life after he tested positive for coronavirus.</p><p>The reality star, 28, told host Maria Menounos <strong>on her &#8220;Better Together&#8221; podcast</strong> on Tuesday that his doctor put him on two medications praised by the President in his daily press briefings.</p><p>He did not disclose the names of the drugs, but Trump has <a href="https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1241367239900778501?lang=en">publicly spoken in favor</a> of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic azithromycin, which <strong>researchers have found</strong> that combined could help fight COVID-19.</p><p>&#8220;I got on it right away, before it was even approved,&#8221; Underwood said. &#8220;It worked magic for me. I felt better in five days. Right away, it was sort of a little bit of relief.&#8221;</p><p>The author of &#8220;The First Time&#8221; said immediately after taking the medication his &#8220;fever broke right away,&#8221; he no longer had night sweats, and his coughing and difficulty breathing did not worsen.</p><p>Trump, 73, has been criticized for promoting the drugs publicly before the Food and Drug Administration formally approved it as treatment of COVID-19.</p><p>Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force has cautioned Americans that <strong>there is &#8220;no magic drug&#8221;</strong> that cures coronavirus.</p><p><span class="embed-youtube" ><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iC-UUEsR-RU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" width="600" height="315"></iframe></span></p><p>However, in late March, the FDA <strong>authorized the emergency use</strong> of hydroxychloroquine sulfate to &#8220;treat adults and adolescents who weigh 50 kg or more and are hospitalized with COVID-19 for whom a clinical trial is not available.&#8221;</p><p>As of Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still <strong>states on its website</strong> that there are &#8220;no drugs or other therapeutics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to prevent or treat COVID-19.&#8221;</p><p>Underwood told Menounos, 41, he was hesitant to speak out about his experience with the medications out of fear for public backlash.</p><p>&#8220;I was trying to tell people and be very transparent about it, but at the same time, I was receiving some hateful messages about promoting drugs that aren&#8217;t approved, and taking drugs away from people who have Lupus,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was a struggle &#8230; I understand where people are coming from &#8230; but at the same time, it just saved my life.&#8221;</p><p>Underwood noted that some negative side effects of the drugs were &#8220;night terrors&#8221; and anxiety. He said doctors also warned that the combination of the two drugs may not be safe for people with pre-existing heart conditions.</p><p>Actor Daniel Dae Kim, who <strong>tested positive for coronavirus</strong> himself, has <strong>also praised hydroxychloroquine</strong> as being a “critical” part of his treatment.</p><p>On March 20, Underwood <strong>revealed he tested positive for coronavirus</strong> despite following proper quarantine and social distancing protocol. He said on Tuesday he is now symptom-free.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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