Malaria drug
According to the US president, hydroxychloroquine helps against Covid-19, but the WHO expressly warns against it. Nevertheless, the drug trade is still online.
A dozen imports confiscated: the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. (Archive picture)
–Keystone / John Locher
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–The opinions on hydroxychloroquine differ.
–Keystone / Tino Romano
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–«Almost 80 reports of non-compliant products have been received since the beginning of March alone», it says at Swissmedic.
–Keystone / Peter Klaunzer
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–The World Health Organization warns against taking it.
–Keystone / John Locher
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–For Donald Trump, however, the malaria drug is a miracle cure.
–Keystone / David J. Phillip
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- Trading on the internet with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is flourishing.
- Swissmedic has intercepted several shipments in Switzerland.
- President Trump trusts malaria medication, the WHO warns.
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The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is said to help against Covid-19, according to US President Donald Trump. In the meantime, the World Health Organization explicitly warns against taking it. Nevertheless, the drug trade is online – even in Switzerland, programs such as Lukas Jaggi from Swissmedic were intercepted «Sunday newspaper» says: “About a dozen imports with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine or antiviral drugs were intercepted by customs and passed on to Swissmedic,” says Jaggi.
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According to the regulatory and supervisory authority for medicinal products and medical devices, the agency currently receives daily notifications of defective medical devices such as protective materials, test kits and respirators. “Almost 80 reports of non-compliant products have been received since the beginning of March alone,” spokesman Jaggi told Zline.
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