A warning from Health Canada about using a certain drug which it says many may use to try treating COVID-19.
The federal agency is advising against the use of chloroquine, a drug approved to treat malaria, and other autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatiod arthritis.
Health Canada says chloroquine can have side effects, such as serious heart rhythm problems, liver and kidney problems, fainting, or low blood sugar.
Problems can increase when taken with other drugs.
The advisory states this should not be taken without doctor approval. Health Canada adds it is monitoring certain drugs as means to potentially treat COVID-19, including chloroquine, but hasn’t approved anything yet.
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