A Nigerian man has been rushed to hospital after he overdosed on chloroquine and became unconscious.
The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was said to have started taking doses of chloroquine to prevent coronavirus.
The Herald gathered that he has also been giving the same to his children.
A Nigerian doctor, Dr. Chinonso Egemba aka Aproko Doctor, disclosed this on Twitter on Friday morning.
Egemba warned against overdosing on chloroquine, saying it could cause blindness, headache, drowsiness, slow heart rate, confusion, seizures/convulsion, unconsciousness and death.
He noted that although hydroxylchloroquine showed promise in some patients with the COVID19 infection, further tests were being conducted before it is approved as a treatment for the new Coronavirus.
Egemba added, “Dosage is being formed, don’t assume that it’s the same dose for malaria that will be used for this. We still do not know that.
“If you take it now, you are simply using yourself and your loved ones for experiments.
“Not everyone will be lucky to tell the story.”
He wrote:
Breaking News
They just rushed someone into a hospital, he was unconscious
What happened? Went to drink a lot of chloroquine because they said chloroquine cures Coronavirus. Has been giving his kids too
Nigerians, every drug is a poison including chloroquine
Use your head
— Aproko Doctor (@aproko_doctor) March 20, 2020
Yes, hydroxylchloroquine showed promise in some patients with the COVID19 infection.
But there is further testing before it's approved as a treatment for the new Coronavirus.
There are side effects of every drug. EVERY WHAT? EVERY DRUG.
You don't just get drugs and swallow
— Aproko Doctor (@aproko_doctor) March 20, 2020
For chloroquine, some side effects are
Blindness
Headache
Drowsiness
Slow heart rate
Confusion
Seizures/convulsion
Unconsciousness
Death. Yes! Something that treats can also kill.
I understand you are scared, that's normal.
Don't start drinking because you heard. Please
— Aproko Doctor (@aproko_doctor) March 20, 2020
Testing is still on
Dosage is being formed, don't assume that it's the same dose for malaria that will be used for this. We still do not know that
If you take it now, you are simply using yourself and your loved ones for experiments
Not everyone will be lucky to tell the story
— Aproko Doctor (@aproko_doctor) March 20, 2020
Some people might have conditions like G6PD and taking chloroquine might cause massive destruction of their blood cells leading to anemia or very low blood levels.
It can even drop your blood sugar.
You have no business hoarding and keeping chloroquine. It is not a vaccine
— Aproko Doctor (@aproko_doctor) March 20, 2020
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