AlanM March 16, 2020 Share March 16, 2020 Maybe reefers were on to something. Looks like folks are finding that chloroquine phosphate is possibly helpful for treating COVID-19. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/32074550/ Good for fish parasites and coronavirus. 8) (but seriously don't just start taking your fish meds if you think you have COVID-19) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA Reefdog March 18, 2020 Share March 18, 2020 As said-- a good medicine for parasite infections (protozoal) including malaria and amoebic dysentery in people (and protozoal infections in fish). Not sure how/why it would be helpful as an antiviral for covid-19. Hopefully nobody tries this until it is actually looked into more. There is enough fake cures and treatments on the web already. It may make the fish meds harder to find though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite March 24, 2020 Share March 24, 2020 Oh dang. WTOP news radio just said something about a couple going to the hospital because they took their fishtank supply in response to the president's claim. PLEASE DON'T DO IT !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtmDweller March 24, 2020 Share March 24, 2020 Yeah definitely not a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM March 24, 2020 Author Share March 24, 2020 Good grief. Wonder if he was a reefer that had bought it off ebay or something. It isn't exactly carried at Petco. Folks around here have always had difficulty sourcing it from legitimate places, but it was always available on ebay from less legit sources. Story I read said they found it in the back of a cabinet, recognized the name from the president's press conferences, and dosed a teaspoon in a cup of soda. That must have been a massive dose of it. And they didn't even have symptoms of the virus. They were trying to do it to prevent it. They must have been seriously scared and not thinking clearly at all. Like I said, don't actually do this. I posted it as kind of an amusing thing that science types were looking in to these anti-parasite fish meds for virus treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime March 24, 2020 Share March 24, 2020 Don’t you need a prescription? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite March 24, 2020 Share March 24, 2020 2 hours ago, YHSublime said: Don’t you need a prescription? Sometimes eBay doesn't follow it's own rules to not allow prescription drugs or prescription medical devices. The way something is advertised might made it hard for eBay to realize what is being sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami March 25, 2020 Share March 25, 2020 Tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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