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Re:Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine by freepor on Monday March 23, 2020 @08:04PM (#22670328)
It’s obviously nuts to take medical advice from Donald Trump. However, some people will do it, which makes it irresponsible to give such advice, even obliquely.
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Re:Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine by abnry on Monday March 23, 2020 @08:10PM (#22670377)
He didn't give medical advice. He was talking about what the FDA and what hospitals could do. There wasn't oblique advice in the slightest.
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Re:Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine by triceratops on Monday March 23, 2020 @09:50PM (#22670997)
> He was talking about what the FDA and what hospitals could do

And even that information was wrong. That's the point I'm trying to make.

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Re:Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine by tathougies on Monday March 23, 2020 @08:24PM (#22670455)
Thankfully Trump didn't say to take it. He said doctors can prescribe it. Doctors know what dosage is safe (and there is a safe dosage, since quinines are sold at the grocery store all the time), and what contraindications there may be for certain dosages. Your aquarium cleaner box does not.
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