Chloroquine, the one medicine that President Trump said never killed anyone, ironically killed an Arizona man who took the medicine in effort to cure the coronavirus. The medicine was initially used to cure Malaria. Some early research suggested it may be useful in treating COVID-19.
There were other medicines out there that Trump decided not to try as he stated in a press conference that ” Chloroquine” never killed anyone. The Arizona man and his wife both took the medicine, she is reportedly in critical condition.
Banner Health, the Arizona based hospital released a press release saying the husband and wife, both in their 60s, took an additive called chloroquine phosphate used to clean fish tanks, to try to prevent coronavirus.
Within half an hour, both needed to seek emergency medical care. The man later died.
During a press conference last week, President Trump touted the drug for its potential, however the Food and Drug Administration later said it had not approved chloroquine for the coronavirus, and that much more study was needed.
Nigeria has also recorded the drug as dangerous, issuing a warning after three people overdosed on the drug.
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