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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by JamesBarney on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:38AM (#22602053)
From wikipedia

> In the United States, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limits the quinine content in tonic water to 83 ppm[3] (83 mg per liter if calculated by mass), while the daily therapeutic dose of quinine is in the range of 500–1000 mg,[4] and 10 mg/kg every eight hours for effective malaria prevention (2100 mg daily for a 70 kg adult).[5] It is often recommended as a relief for leg cramps, but medical research suggests some care is needed in monitoring doses.[6] Because of quinine's risks, the FDA cautions consumers against using "off-label" quinine drugs to treat leg cramps.[7]

For malaria prevention that's 25 liters of tonic or about about 200 gin and tonics per day.

Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by onion2k on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:59AM (#22602450)
about about 200 gin and tonics per day

Great news. I'll only have to cut down a little.

Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by will_pseudonym on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:52AM (#22602694)
Thanks for the smile this gave me. Cheers, mate.
Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by MarcScott on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:38AM (#22602354)
Clarissa Dickson Wright suffered from organ damage caused by too much quinine, from the copious G&T she drank.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/10...

Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by corin_ on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:52AM (#22602988)
Yeah it's pointless now days, modern tonic water is very different to the what they mixed with gin basic when quanine was the purposes rather than a mild flavouring.
Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by CPLX on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:09AM (#22603714)
I wish Douglas Adams were still around to comment on all this.
Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by drewcon on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:43AM (#22603595)
Challenge accepted!
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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by robertlagrant on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:56AM (#22602710)
lol