The only other drug shown to be effective in seriously ill patients, and only modestly at that, is remdesivir. Many COVID-19 patients die not of the virus but of the body’s overreaction to the infection. Steroids can have harmful side effects, especially in elderly patients, who make up the majority of very ill coronavirus patients. But overall, the scientists said, the new studies appeared to confirm the promise of this class of drugs for patients severely ill with COVID-19. A third study tested varying hydrocortisone regimens in 400 seriously ill COVID-19 patients in eight countries.

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2020 17:03 UTC