STOP SELF-MEDICATION AT HOME FOR THE CORONAVIRUS

The chloroquine phosphate is a product used for aquariums 

Over the past few weeks, everyone has been looking for a cure for Coronavirus, and every day, a report comes out over progress in finding a solution to the plague. A few days ago, US President Donald Trump himself said the FDA moved mountains and approved malaria drugs for use against the corona.

However, at a formal press conference, the US Food and Drug Administration sidestepped it, announcing that the malaria drug combination was still undergoing testing and that a clinical trial was needed. Trump declared that he had the potential to stop the virus.

Even though the no drug or vaccine has been approved, that does not prevent people to stop self-medication, therefore, the desire to find a cure at all costs has increased in human life. 

Arizona man died and his wife was hospitalized after both took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clear aquariums also found in the anti-malarial drug, which Trump referred to as COVID-19 therapy.

According to Banner Medical Center's announcement, the couple, in their 60s, swallowed the chemical and when their health deteriorated with breathing difficulties, the man came to the hospital where he died but the woman managed to vomit most of the material and was hospitalized. 

Following this tragedy, health officials are warning the  public not to take self-medication, even as the fear of the Corona epidemic rises.

Given the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medication is not the way to do it," said Dr. Daniel Brooks, medical director at Banner Hospital, where the couple was hospitalized. 

"The last thing we want right now is to burden our emergency departments with patients who believe they have found a vague and dangerous solution that could endanger their health."

As we recently announced, doctors and researchers are trying different combinations of existing drugs to treat the coronavirus. 

One of these drugs is indeed chloroquine, sold in the country under the name Avloclor, and used for the treatment and prevention of malaria, but also for the treatment of arthritis and lupus (lupus). 

The mechanism by which treatment may be unclear but it may be related to the drug's ability to act on certain receptors in cells that are associated with viral infections and affect the degree of cellular acidity, a mechanism that affects the course of the virus within the cell that is infected. However, as mentioned, it is still being tested.

In the list of preparations tried over the last few months Nitzan also found the drug oseltamivir, also known as Tamiflu, which is the flu drug. At present, it is unclear whether the treatment has any effect against the coronavirus, but in some cases it is still possible that the lung disease generator is influenza, therefore, it is reasonable to use this device.

Another drug that is currently being tested is Remdesivir, a drug originally used to treat Ebola, and is currently being tested for corona. Initial results in laboratory tests demonstrate the therapeutic potential for this drug even against the COVID-19 virus.

The coronavirus currently has affected 2,190,010 people worldwide and has killed 147,010.