Published 16:41 IST, March 24th 2020

US man dies after self-medicating with Chloroquine to treat coronavirus: Report

A US man has died and his wife is in critical condition after the two tried to self-medicate against coronavirus. The two took chloroquine phosphate.

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A US man has died and his wife is in critical condition after two tried to self-medicate against coronavirus. As per reports, two took chloroquine phosphate which US President Donald Trump has claimed is a possible treatment for COVID-19. It is also an ditive that is commonly used in aquariums to clean fish tanks.

t a proven cure

According to reports, Chloroquine is approved by Food and Drug ministration for treating malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, but has t been approved for as a treatment of vel coronavirus. According to hospital system Banner Health, people should t ingest household products or inappropriate medication in order to treat and prevent virus.

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As per reports, Dr Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director in a statement said that while new virus is shrouded in mystery, people should t try to self-medicate. Within 30 minutes of ingestion, couple experienced immediate effects that required that y are mitted into hospitals.

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As per reports, Dr Anthony Fauci, nation's top infectious disease expert, has claimed that drugs mentioned by US President may be effective against vel coronavirus but he has also been quoted telling reporters that US President received his information about hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin combination's effectiveness from anecdotal reports.

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Fauci, who serves on White House coronavirus task force furr ded that he was t disagreeing with fact that drugs might work against coronavirus but his job was to prove without show of a doubt from a scientific standpoint that y were effective.

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16:41 IST, March 24th 2020