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Thanks for the link Demon. It takes me to a site but I can't read the article because I don't have a subscription. Let me do a look for the article in another way.
ETA: I clicked a second time and it worked then.
The article said the man and his wife used the stuff I believe is what they use to trick ich (Ick?) on fish in aquariums. Uhhhhh.... ???
Article:
A man without COVID-19 has died after trying to use chloroquine phosphate to prevent himself from getting the disease, officials said.
Medical toxicologists and emergency physicians are warning the public against the use of inappropriate medications and household products to prevent or treat COVID-19, according to a release from Banner Health.
In particular, Banner Health experts emphasize that chloroquine, a malaria medication, should not be ingested to treat or prevent this virus.
“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” stated Dr. Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”
Officials said a man died and his wife is under critical care after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks. Within 30 minutes of ingestion, the couple experienced immediate effects requiring admittance to a nearby Banner Health hospital, according to the release.
A spokeswoman for Banner Health stated the man was not a COVID-19 patient but instead was trying to prevent the chance of being infected.
Most patients who become infected with COVID-19 will only require symptomatic care and self-isolation to prevent the risk of infecting others. Check first with a primary care physician. The routine use of specific treatments, including medications described as ‘anti-COVID-19’, is not recommended for non-hospitalized patients, including the anti-malarial drug chloroquine.
“We are strongly urging the medical community to not prescribe this medication to any non-hospitalized patients,” Dr. Brooks stated.
For disinfecting surfaces, the Centers for Diseases and Control Prevention recommends the use of diluted household bleach solutions, alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol and common EPA-registered household disinfectants.
ETA: I clicked a second time and it worked then.
The article said the man and his wife used the stuff I believe is what they use to trick ich (Ick?) on fish in aquariums. Uhhhhh.... ???
Article:
A man without COVID-19 has died after trying to use chloroquine phosphate to prevent himself from getting the disease, officials said.
Medical toxicologists and emergency physicians are warning the public against the use of inappropriate medications and household products to prevent or treat COVID-19, according to a release from Banner Health.
In particular, Banner Health experts emphasize that chloroquine, a malaria medication, should not be ingested to treat or prevent this virus.
“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” stated Dr. Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”
Officials said a man died and his wife is under critical care after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks. Within 30 minutes of ingestion, the couple experienced immediate effects requiring admittance to a nearby Banner Health hospital, according to the release.
A spokeswoman for Banner Health stated the man was not a COVID-19 patient but instead was trying to prevent the chance of being infected.
Most patients who become infected with COVID-19 will only require symptomatic care and self-isolation to prevent the risk of infecting others. Check first with a primary care physician. The routine use of specific treatments, including medications described as ‘anti-COVID-19’, is not recommended for non-hospitalized patients, including the anti-malarial drug chloroquine.
“We are strongly urging the medical community to not prescribe this medication to any non-hospitalized patients,” Dr. Brooks stated.
For disinfecting surfaces, the Centers for Diseases and Control Prevention recommends the use of diluted household bleach solutions, alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol and common EPA-registered household disinfectants.
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