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Dexamethasone

  • June 17, 2020
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Context:

Dexamethasone became the first drug proved to improve survival from Covid-19

Concept:

  • Researchers from UK found dexamethasone given either orally or through an IV, after 28 days reduced deaths by 35% in patients who needed treatment with breathing machines and by 20% in those only needing supplemental oxygen.
  • It did not appear to help less ill patients.
  • Dexamethasone is a generic steroidwidely used in other diseases to reduce inflammation.
  • It is used to treat a range of diseases including rheumatism, asthma, allergies and even to help cancer patients better handle the nausea triggered by chemotherapy.
  • Steroid drugs reduce inflammation, which sometimes develops in Covid-19 patients as the immune system overreacts to fight the infection. This overreaction can prove fatal, so doctors have been testing steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs in such patients.
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