Actor Tchidi Chikere complains as the price of Chloroquine spikes almost six times the normal price it was formerly sold.
This was after US President Donald Trump ordered the FDA to use Chloroquine as a trial drug in the treatment of coronavirus.
Tchidi Tchikere took to social media to reveal the amount he bought a pack of the drug.
He wrote: “JUST BOUGHT CHLOROQUINE NOW FOR 4,000 NAIRA PER SMALL PACK. USED TO BE 700 NAIRA PER PACK..NAIJA! EXPLOITATION.”
Meanwhile, a Nigerian man has reportedly been rushed to the hospital unconscious after he reportedly took an overdose of malaria drug Chloroquine over Coronavirus scare.
This story was shared online by popular doctor, @Aprokodoctor. He wrote:
” Breaking News They just rushed someone into a hospital, he was unconscious What happened? Went to drink a lot of chloroquine because they said chloroquine cures Coronavirus. Has been giving his kids too Nigerians, every drug is a poison including chloroquine Use your head “
He added: ” Yes, hydroxylchloroquine showed promise in some patients with the COVID19 infection. But there is further testing before it’s approved as a treatment for the new Coronavirus. There are side effects of every drug. EVERY WHAT? EVERY DRUG. You don’t just get drugs and swallow “
