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Drug cleared by Trump, FDA for coronavirus testing also found in fish tanks -- and prices online are soaring
FOX News ^ | 03/19/2020 | By Danielle Wallace

Posted on 03/20/2020 6:26:54 AM PDT by Red Badger

President Trump announced in a press conference Thursday that chloroquine phosphate -- a substance found in drugs used to treat malaria and severe arthritis -- was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test as a treatment for the coronavirus.

That same substance, outside its pharmaceutical form, is used as an additive in aquariums to kill microscopic organisms that might harm fish and other aquatic animals. And, the prices for chloroquine phosphate have surged online in late February and early March, according to a study published Thursday, sparking fears that people may be ingesting the fish-tank additive in the hope it will combat COVID-19 illnesses.

The study, conducted by Storyful before Trump named the drug publicly Thursday, analyzed three identical listings from the same eBay seller, “thechemicalsource,” who opened bids on bottles of chloroquine phosphate used in aquariums for one week. Between February 25 and March 2, the price paid for a single 25-gram bottle of chloroquine phosphate skyrocketed from $9.99 to more than $500, the study said. The seller warned in each listing that the substance was not for human consumption.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: anotherduplicate; any1onthisboard; gouging; ivewritenmorethan; wastoute; wastoutetroll
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To: Red Badger

Buyers beware:

I sourced chloroquine phosphate for repackers/sellers for use in fish tanks. They buy chloroquine phosphate that were rejected or not tested for pharma use.


81 posted on 03/20/2020 11:25:51 AM PDT by chrisinoc
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IOW, crap that fell on the factory floors and was swept up with a dirty broom...................


82 posted on 03/20/2020 11:26:52 AM PDT by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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“IOW, crap that fell on the factory floors and was swept up with a dirty broom”

More like did not meet the minimum USP standard purity of 93% or not made under GMP requirements. But since fish don’t care about either it is fine for that use.


83 posted on 03/20/2020 11:46:59 AM PDT by chrisinoc
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Reminds me of a story:

A man went into a bait and tackle shop to buy some fishing gear.

He asked the proprietor what his best selling lure was.

The proprietor showed him a really fancy lure with a shiny spoon and lots of very colorful fuzzy bands and hairs and feathers sticking out in various angles around a very sharp gold colored hook.

“Do the fish like them?” asked the man.

The proprietor replied, “I don’t know, I don’t sell them to fish.”...................


84 posted on 03/20/2020 12:25:45 PM PDT by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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