Hydroxychloroquine Abuse Up Since Trump First Mentioned Drug, U.S. Poison Centers Say

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Since President Trump first mentioned hydroxychloroquine at a press briefing, U.S. poison centers across the country have seen an uptick in cases of people abusing the prescription drug as a would-be treatment for the coronavirus by rachsandl

... [+]: Since President Donald Trump first mentioned the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine at a press briefing on March 19, U.S. poison centers across the country have seen an uptick in cases of people abusing the prescription drug as a would-be treatment for the coronavirus.from the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the number of hydroxychloroquine exposure cases more than doubled from March 18 to April 6 compared to the same period last year.

substance, the nonpharmaceutical form of chloroquine phosphate, a common chemical used to clean fish tanks. Two other overdose deaths have beenin Nigeria, where patients self-medicated with chloroquine, a similar drug to hydroxychloroquine.

 

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rachsandl Don't recall he asked anyone to abuse it. It is curative and not preventive.

rachsandl Incredible, when autoimmune people are still struggling to fill our essential hydroxychloroquine prescriptions. WithoutMyHCQ

rachsandl More blood on his hands

mimihalea rachsandl At least we can identify them by their MAGAt hats!

rachsandl Doctors are using it.

rachsandl Lol it's not only in Africa this happens l

rachsandl I guess that just goes to prove that some people are plain stupid. I don't know of anyone who advocated self-medicating.

rachsandl Are they allowed to buy these drugs with no doctors' prescriptions?

rachsandl Bruh if I was sick I’m not taking that stuff 😂 haha.

rachsandl rachsandl Define “uptick”. It would be interesting to know how many.

rachsandl Maybe people following the advice of NarcissistInChief can be considered as... collateral damage? We need to prioritise aid anyway. It seems too late to educate them anyway.

rachsandl They should totally stick to foods and natural crap.

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rachsandl FALSE more then FALSE, it is a outrage and I urge everyone to BOYCOTT Forbes

rachsandl welp, people that listen to donnie have earned it

rachsandl People are stupid that’s why. Consult your physician !!

rachsandl BorisJohnson out of INTENSIVE CARE WHO WAS BATTLI...COVIDー19

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rachsandl Been an uptick of people surviving the WuhanVirus

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U.S. Poison Control Centers Report Increase In Hydroxychloroquine MisuseI’m a San Francisco-based reporter covering breaking news at Forbes. Previously, I’ve reported for USA Today, Business Insider, The San Francisco Business Times and San Jose Inside. I studied journalism at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and was an editor at The Daily Orange, the university’s independent student newspaper. Follow me on Twitter rachsandl or shoot me an email rsandlerforbes.com. Are the poisonings people using the medicine, or drinking fish tank cleaner? Fear instigated act This drug is safe, first hit the markets in 1955 to fight other health problems. Now it is saving lives here in the USA, just ask the Dem. rep from MI she was on her death bed and heard about it, her doctor gave it to her and hours later she was up runnin
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