President Donald Trump touted a two-drug cocktail Saturday to battle the coronavirus. But the drugs together have not been approved as safe or effective against the disease by the federal Food and Drug Administration. — Dr. Edsel Salvana (@EdselSalvana) March 21, 2020🛑Hydroxychloroquine (plaquenil) can prolong the QT interval (heart rhythm) and can cause a FATAL arrhythmia. Both plaquenil & azithromycin can potentially cause a cardiac disturbance called prolonged QTc. Officials in Nigeria reported two chloroquine poisonings that resulted in hospitalizations after Trump pushed the drug, Bloomberg noted.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2020 13:52 UTC