There are actually people on FR today arguing that this drug is inherently dangerous because chloroquine phosphate is the active ingredient in fish-tank cleaner, and fish-tank cleaner is lethal when ingested by humans. Unbelievable.
Taking cleaning products as medication is almost always a really bad idea.
This is what the CDC itself says about Chloroquine, which reportedly has more side effects than hydroxychloroquine.
They indicate that it is safe for anti-malarial protection for vacationers and others.
There are actually people on FR today arguing that this drug is inherently dangerous because chloroquine phosphate is the active ingredient in fish-tank cleaner, and fish-tank cleaner is lethal when ingested by humans. Unbelievable.