Hours after the US President, Donald Trump revealed that the FDA had approved use of Chloroquine for test treatment of coronavirus COVID -19, the anti-malaria drug appears to have changed in market value.
Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Tchidi Chikere has taken to his social media page to decry the increase in price of the anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine as the price of the drug has increased almost six times the price it was formerly sold.
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.”
In other news, there was drama as Abuja residents flood Pharmacies in search of Chloroquine to ‘combat’ the novel Coronavirus COVID-19.
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