The drug Hydroxychloroquine has not been proven to help with coronavirus. I'm not going to get hurt by it.”We put claims about Hydroxychloroquine through the Trust Index and found it’s not a proven treatment for the coronavirus. “I have declined to prescribe it for COVID19,” said Dr. Septimus. Not enough evidence to prove it helpsWhen it comes to this drug helping fight COVID-19, we rate it "red" on our Trust Index. Dr. Septimus said the only way he thinks it is safe to take this drug to treat coronavirus is in a highly controlled scenario, like a trial.