
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 Docktor, 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.
Egbemba added,
“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
— Aproko Doctor™ (@aproko_doctor) March 20, 2020
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
Breaking News
— Aproko Doctor™ (@aproko_doctor) March 20, 2020
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
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