The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians not to use chloroquine and its derivatives to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The health agency made this known in a post on its official twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Wednesday.
NCDC stated that the use of chloroquine to treat the virus is yet to be approved or validated, warning Nigerians against self-medication.
It wrote: “Please remember that the use of chloroquine and its derivatives for the management of coronavirus disease has NOT been validated and approved
“Self-medication can cause harm and lead to death. Do not misuse drugs”
Please remember that the use of chloroquine and its derivatives for the management of coronavirus disease has NOT been validated and approved
Self-medication can cause harm and lead to death. Do not misuse drugs
More details via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/5NxJBl0Iou
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 25, 2020
