Dexamethasone

Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 22, 2020 | Updated 9:09 a.m. ET July 22, 2020CLOSE Here's how an unapproved drug like remdesivir, used in COVID-19 treatments, is legal, even if it's unapproved by the FDA with unknown results. USA TODAYDexamethasone isn’t the only steroid that has shown promise in the battle against…

39 References1 Citing ArticleRelated ArticlesAbstract BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is associated with diffuse lung damage. Glucocorticoids may modulate inflammation-mediated lung injury and thereby reduce progression to respiratory failure and death. MethodsIn this controlled, open-label trial comparing a range of possible treatments in patients who were hospitalized with Covid-19, we randomly assigned patients to receive oral…

After researchers at the University of Oxford recently deemed dexamethasone as a “life-saving” drug treatment for COVID-19, some experts wanted to see additional data.The preliminary results of the study were announced on June 16, but they were not published until Monday in the medRxiv depository.They have not yet been peer-reviewed.Researchers said the RECOVERY trial “provides clear evidence” that…

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtubeThe World Health Organisation has welcomed preliminary results of a drugs trial conducted by scientists in the UK, which shows a widely available, low-cost steroid can treat severely ill Covid-19 patients. Katherine Millbank, a British Covid-19 survivor, is among the 2,100 participants who took part in the…

Image copyright Matthew Horwood/Getty Images A life-saving treatment for seriously-ill hospital patients with Covid-19 is being used across the UK from today, following breakthrough results in a UK trial.Dexamethasone - a cheap, widely-available steroid - was shown to reduce deaths among patients on ventilators and on oxygen.The UK's chief medical officers say it should be…