Photo: NZ HeraldNew lifesaving Covid-19 treatments currently used overseas are being urgently investigated by local health authorities and in some cases already being given to Kiwi patients, the Director-general of health says. The latest medical treatments seeking to combat these ill effects could be classified into three main "domains", Bloomfield said. "Even though there have been relatively few cases in New Zealand, we are up to date in terms of our knowledge and use of appropriate treatments," Bloomfield said. However, he said there are existing drugs already used to treat Covid as well as potentially exciting new treatments now emerging. He said the Government's Pharmac agency is set to soon make a decision about whether it would fund tocilizumab so it could be offered to all Covid patients suffering moderate to severe illness.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 15, 2021 06:22 UTC