Tag Archives: Chloroquine

FEMA Ships Out 19.1 Million Doses Of Malaria Drug

Politico reports: The Strategic National Stockpile has sent out 19.1 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug that some doctors have prescribed to Covid-19 patients, a spokesperson for the Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed. The tablets, sent out in two shipments, are heading to cities around the country. About 10.1 million are going to the Departments of Defense and Veterans …

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Trump Gets “Four Pinocchios” On Malaria Drug Claims

The Washington Post reports: Over the course of only a few weeks, posts online, the media and politicians turned chloroquine from an unknown drug to a “100% coronavirus cure,” misleading the public on its effectiveness and engendering unintended but negative consequences. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as treatments for covid-19 are not yet backed by reliable scientific evidence. In a pandemic, it’s …

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FDA Grants Emergency Approval To Anti-Malarial Drugs

The Washington Post reports: The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a Trump administration plan to distribute millions of doses of anti-malarial drugs to hospitals across the country, saying it is worth the risk of trying unproven treatments to slow the progression of the disease in seriously ill coronavirus patients. There have only been a few, very …

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AMA Denounces Doctors For Hoarding Malaria Drug

The New York Times reports: Doctors are hoarding medications touted as possible coronavirus treatments by writing prescriptions for themselves and family members, according to pharmacy boards in states across the country. The stockpiling has become so worrisome in Idaho, Kentucky, Ohio, Nevada, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Texas that the boards in those states have issued emergency restrictions on how the …

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Small Chinese Study Finds No Benefit In Malaria Drug

Bloomberg News reports: Hydroxychloroquine, a medicine for malaria that President Donald Trump has touted as a treatment for coronavirus, was no more effective than conventional care, a small study found. The report published by the Journal of Zhejiang University in China showed that patients who got the medicine didn’t fight off the new coronavirus more often than those who did …

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ARIZONA: Wife Confirms She And Late Husband Drank Fish Tank Cleaner After Watching Trump’s Virus Briefing

NBC News reports: An Arizona man has died after ingesting chloroquine phosphate — believing it would protect him from becoming infected with the coronavirus. The man’s wife also ingested the substance and is under critical care. The toxic ingredient they consumed was not the medication form of chloroquine. Instead, it was a parasite treatment for fish. The man’s wife told …

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Hospital Reports Death After Couple Ingests Fish Tank Cleaner Based On Malaria Drug Promoted By Trump

Via press release from Banner Health: Medical toxicologists and emergency physicians are warning the public against the use of inappropriate medications and household products to prevent or treat COVID-19. In particular, Banner Health experts emphasize that chloroquine, a malaria medication, should not be ingested to treat or prevent this virus. “Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are …

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Nigeria Issues Warning Over Drug Promoted By Trump

CNN International reports: Health officials in Nigeria have issued a warning over chloroquine after they said three people in the country overdosed on the drug, in the wake of President Trump’s comments about using it to treat coronavirus. A Lagos state official told CNN that three people were hospitalized in the city after taking the drug. Officials later issued a …

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