Florida coronavirus survivor has warning about anti-malaria drug touted by Trump : "Don't Try It At Home"

New York Post ^ | 03/26/2020 | Natalie O'Neill

[Steely Tom]

Did the President tell people to self-prescribe and self-medicate?

[goodnesswins]

Well...duh

[gov_bean_ counter]

No $#!+...

[McGruff]

he warned people not to take the “game-changing” drug without a doctor’s consent.

Guess you have to warn the stupid ones before they drink fish tank cleaner.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Probably has children too. Just damn...

[Crazieman]

[DarthVader]

You have to have it prescribed. Another moron runs their mouth.

[samtheman]

Did the President tell people to self-prescribe and self-medicate?
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Did the President tell people to self-prescribe and self-medicate?
Did the President tell people to self-prescribe and self-medicate?
Did the President tell people to self-prescribe and self-medicate?

(worth repeating)

[colorado tanker]

It's more Fake News. Trump never said to self-medicate or take a prescription drug without a prescription. Of course people should see a doctor and get a scrip.

They are pushing this to obscure last week's Fake News that Trump was wrong about this drug showing promise against COVID 19.

[Moorings]

ANOTHER STUPID HEADLINE AND ARTICLE FROM ANOTHER STUPID REPORTER.

[chopperk]

DID THE PRESIDENT TELL PEOPLE TO SELFMEDICATE USING FISH TANK CLEANER? WHAT A MAROON.

[nickcarraway]

And yet they won’t allow it to be used on patients.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

No ship, Sherlock.

[TLI]

His warning comes after an Arizona man died from ingesting an additive used to clean fish tanks — the pharmaceutical drug version of which was touted by Trump as a potential coronavirus cure.

NO it is not "the pharmaceutical drug version," it was chloroquine phosphate, not hydroxychloroquine which is the FDA approved medication.

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[freeandfreezing]

"“The one thing that scares me to death is people taking these stories and going out and self-diagnosing and self-medicating,” said Giardinieri. “They can’t do that. They’ve got to go to a doctor.”

In defense of Mr. Giardinieri, he does live in Florida, and those that follow the "Florida man" stories know that there are probably some people in Florida that needed to hear Mr. Giardinieri's advice. Otherwise they might just go out back, sacrifice a chicken, brew up a batch of moonshine with pool cleaner added, and chug it down. And then climb into the canal at midnight to wrestle with the alligator they saw earlier in the day.

[ConservativeMind]

You can’t get hydroxychloroquine without a prescription.

The hurt people self medicated with aquarium bleach.

[BluegrassCardinal]

I’ve heard several people claim that Plaquenil caused the Darwin Award deaths this week. It’s to the point that I give up explaining that the couple ingested fish tank cleaner.

The media needs an old fashioned Nuremberg trial when this is over.

[bertmerc1]

I’m currently on Plaquenil -(Hydroxychloroquil) 200 mg x 2/day, for CREST syndrome (Rheumatoid/Scleroderma). It has worked very well for me and I hope it is the medicine we need to combat this virus.

[El Cid]

Guess you have to warn the stupid ones before they drink fish tank cleaner.

I thought it was a good article.
This drug (or drug combination) apparently works for a lot of people - so it is good to emphasize that it can be dangerous if taken haphazardly - as the dose is dependent on weight, and other factors. And thus it should be taken under a professional's (MD) directions.
The man who died by self-medicating with aquarium cleaner should have been enough of a warning - but a re-emphasis doesn't hurt. Particularly as I expect we'll see more reports of this drug's success (and an increase in the temptation to self-medicate).

I don't doubt that most of the Media will spin anything to tar the President, but in this case I just took it as additional warnings to get out to the public.