A man dead and a woman rejoicing because they drank as treatment for Covid-19, chloroquine, one of two drugs praised by US President Donald Trump as potential treatments for the coronavirus.
An incredible one our story has come from the US state of Arizona, where a man and his wife consumed the substance chloroquine phosphate, which usesfor cleaning aquariums, because it contains chloroquine.
The couple, about sixty years old, immediately felt discomfort as soon as they swallowed a quantity of the drug, as explained in a statement by the Banner Health hospital in Phoenix.
Chloroquine is the active ingredient in the malaria drug, and has been praised by President Donald Trump as "one of the biggest players against coronavirus".
Specifically Trump wrote on twitter: “Η υδροξυχλωροκίνη και η αζιθρομυκίνη, μαζί, έχουν μια πραγματική ευκαιρία να είναι ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους παίκτες στην ιστορία της ιατρικής. Η FDA έχει κινήσει Γη και ουρανό. Σας ευχαριστώ! Ας ελπίσουμε ότι θα κάνουν και τα δύο (η υδρο- λειτουργεί better με την αζι-, Διεθνή Εφημερίδα των αντιμικροβιακών factors). "
It is worth noting that hydroxychloroquine, recommended by the President, and chloroquine phosphate are completely different compounds. The first is used to treat malaria and the second to clean aquariums.
