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. 2024 Apr 22;9(4):e014188. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014188

Table 4.

List of drugs or monoclonal antibodies which WHO has advised against, and the corresponding number of National Guidelines that (as a percentage of total) recommended these in late 2022

Drug or monoclonal antibody In late 2022, the number of NGs (%) recommending these medicines which WHO has advised against
Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine 19 (17%)
Favipiravir 16 (15%)
Vitamins and/or zinc 15 (14%)
Lopinavir–ritonavir 14 (13%)
Azithromycin 12 (11%)
Anakinra 9 (8%)
Convalescent plasma or immunoglobulin 9 (8%)
Interferons 5 (5%)
Inhaled budesonide 4 (4%)

NGs, national guidelines.