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Remdesivir to be used in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: Health Ministry

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Remdesivir to be used in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: Health Ministry

According to the clinical guidance issued by the Union health ministry for management of the infection in adult patients, Remdesivir has been asked to be “used in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 and those with no renal or hepatic dysfunction within 10 days of onset of any symptom”. The Centre on Friday said Remdesivir … Read more

Tocilizumab may improve survival in sickest COVID-19 patients, scientists say

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Tocilizumab may improve survival in sickest COVID-19 patients, scientists say

In the observational study, the researchers noted that 210 patients received tocilizumab, and the other 420 did not. Tocilizumab, a drug normally used in rheumatoid arthritis and cancer treatments, may improve hospital survival in critically-ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to an observational study of more than 600 people infected … Read more