By Kara K. Burris
...“Medical toxicologists (click here) 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,” reported the Banner Health system.
“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, who works at Banner’s Poison and Drug Information Center as medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”
The man who died was in his 60s and his wife is in critical condition after both of them ingested chloroquine phosphate. The chemical is an additive frequently used to clean fish tanks, though it is unclear if that’s how they obtained it. It is different from hydroxychloroquine as the latter is a less toxic derivative of chloroquine....
Medications are chemicals, natural or not. That means when mixed in a mouthful of hope they will dissolve and mix in the digestive tract. ONLY TAKE MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICANS.
Medications are chemicals, natural or not. That means when mixed in a mouthful of hope they will dissolve and mix in the digestive tract. ONLY TAKE MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICANS.
