Hospitals in Sweden have stopped using the malaria drug chloroquine on coronavirus patients after reports it was causing blinding headaches and vision loss.
Doctors in the Vastra Gotaland region, 200miles west of Stockholm, are no longer administering the medication, touted as a 'miracle drug' by Donald Trump.
A number of patients at hospitals in the county reported suffering cramps, peripheral vision loss and migraines within days of being prescribed the tablets.
For one in 100 people, chloroquine can also cause the heart to beat too fast or slow, which can lead to a fatal heart attack.
Chloroquine - which has been prescribed for malaria since the 1940s - had been earmarked as a potential COVID-19 cure after showing promise in studies in China.
Doctors in Europe, the US and China have been given licence to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients with the antimalarial at their discretion.
But Britain has prevented clinicians from dishing out the drug until clinical trials are completed, citing concerns about its safety and efficacy.
Professor Anthony Gordon – a top critical care doctors in the UK – today said there was still 'no strong evidence' the drug could treat coronavirus.
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Chloroquine is a problem especially for people with cardiac issues. The form used for aquarium cleaner even more so. Hydroxycloroquine is the better choice.Gob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:06 pmHospitals in Sweden have stopped using the malaria drug chloroquine on coronavirus patients after reports it was causing blinding headaches and vision loss.
Doctors in the Vastra Gotaland region, 200miles west of Stockholm, are no longer administering the medication, touted as a 'miracle drug' by Donald Trump.
A number of patients at hospitals in the county reported suffering cramps, peripheral vision loss and migraines within days of being prescribed the tablets.
For one in 100 people, chloroquine can also cause the heart to beat too fast or slow, which can lead to a fatal heart attack.
Chloroquine - which has been prescribed for malaria since the 1940s - had been earmarked as a potential COVID-19 cure after showing promise in studies in China.
Doctors in Europe, the US and China have been given licence to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients with the antimalarial at their discretion.
But Britain has prevented clinicians from dishing out the drug until clinical trials are completed, citing concerns about its safety and efficacy.
Professor Anthony Gordon – a top critical care doctors in the UK – today said there was still 'no strong evidence' the drug could treat coronavirus.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... fects.html
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It has the same mechanism of action and causes the same side effects. Chloroquine retinopathy is a known side effect of both formulations, as is QT prolongation leading to sudden cardiac death. If you weren't just blindly parroting Trump's propaganda, you would know that.
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The French have stopped using it as well. A study in Nice found the use resulted in heart damage.
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Someone will say it's not much of a cost to keep things open vs. people dying but...
59 deaths per million/pop. - Sweden
39 deaths per million/pop. - USA
59 deaths per million/pop. - Sweden
39 deaths per million/pop. - USA
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Dr. Darren explains hydroxychloroquine and you.
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