WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he's finished taking his regimen of hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug he's promoted as a treatment for the coronavirus despite warnings from his own U.S. Food and Drug Administration and medical professionals about its effectiveness and potentially dangerous side effects.
The FDA has cautioned against the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, a related drug, for COVID-19 treatment outside of hospitals or clinical trials due to the risk of life-threatening heart problems. Arrhythmias can lead to sudden cardiac death, according to researchers, but the report did not associate the study’s fatalities with adverse cardiac effects.
"I think the FDA has been very clear on their website about their concerns about hydroxychloroquine, particularly when it's combined with a macrolide," she told reporters Friday at a White House press briefing, referring to a class of antibiotics such as azithromycin - a course of treatment similar to the one the president was taking.
Trump revealed last week he had been taking the drug daily along with zinc and an initial dose of azithromycin as an added measure to avoid getting the coronavirus. His revelation came after two aides tested positive for COVID-19 and three members of the coronavirus task force entered quarantine over concerns they attended meetings with one of the staff members diagnosed with the virus.
"He's not mentally qualified to be attorney general," Trump said."He was the biggest problem. I mean, look Jeff Sessions put people in place that were a disaster."
I think he looks super healthy, don't you?
It works. All of his followers should take it.
He was never taking it in the first place 💰
COWARD trump
He never was even taking it!
He’s lying. He never took the medication.
He still looks orange to me.
He never took it
Well, he won’t get malaria now.
Lol! Some people do not believe that he ever took it. So tell us, did it work and how will we know?
It take 12 weeks for hydroxychoriquine to be effective so big deal about stopping. What is the real reason you stopped
Whatever clown 🤡
Lololol troll level: master
now do bleach so we can be sure it really works
Ty for curing covid19, Mr. President. Hashtag hero
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