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Coronavirus in Peru | Ciro Maguiña: The Peruvian Medical College will intervene in response to a recommendation on the use of chlorine dioxide

Ciro Maguiña, vice dean of Medical College of Peru (CMP), assured this Sunday night that this institution will intervene in the face of the increase in people who recommend the consumption of chlorine dioxide as a medicine to cure the new coronavirus.

As he explained, CMP follow the position of the DIGEMID that chlorine dioxide is a bleach and has no effect against COVID-19 and that, on the contrary, could cause harm to people who ingest it.

In that sense, he argued that there is no scientific basis to show that this compound is effective against disease and that it is a dangerous placebo. He added that people who recommend the use of chlorine dioxide could face criminal liability for eventual deaths.

“There is no scientific basis, worse still is a tremendous risk; that is, how can a person dare without studies that demonstrate oral or enteral use to have the scientific basis. I have seen it and it seems to me an outrage, the Medical College is going to intervene, we are here to protect lives, not to cause harm”, He told the Sunday Panorama.

The specialist also spoke out against self-medication and said that, currently, drugs are being used to cope with the disease without any medical supervision, which could end in the death of the patient.

There is no medicine in the world that prevents (COVID-19), that is why we condemn self-medication in antibiotics in warfarin, prednisone, in antiparasitics, that doesn’t work ”, explained the vice dean of the Medical College of Peru.

Ciro Maguiña He highlighted the importance of the relationship between doctor and patient, as he maintained that, although there is no cure for this disease, the doctor can treat the patient with follow-up, recommending various medicines that stabilize him and help him in his evolution.


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