Hospitals in Sweden have stopped using the malaria drug chloroquine on coronavirus patients after reports it was causing blinding headaches and vision loss. Doctors in the Vastra Gotaland region, 200miles west of Stockholm, are no longer administering the medication, touted as a 'miracle drug' by Donald Trump.
A number of patients at hospitals in the county reported suffering cramps, peripheral vision loss and migraines within days of being prescribed the tablets.
For one in 100 people, chloroquine can also cause the heart to beat too fast or slow, which can lead to a fatal heart attack. Chloroquine - which has been prescribed for malaria since the 1940s - had been earmarked as a potential COVID-19 cure after showing promise in studies in China.
Doctors in Europe, the US and China have been given licence to trial the drug on seriously ill coronavirus patients. But Britain has prevented clinicians from dishing out the drug until clinical trials are completed, citing concerns about its safety and efficacy.
Professor Anthony Gordon – a top critical care doctors in the UK – today said there was still 'no strong evidence' the drug could treat coronavirus.
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Poster Comment:
Horse, what do you make of this? No mention of azithromycin or zinc? And using the wrong form of chloroquine?