The United Kingdom on Tuesday approved steroid dexamethasone for immediate treatment of Covid-19 patients after the drug significantly cut mortality rate among infected persons. The effectiveness of the drug among severe COVID-19 cases, in trial results, has been hailed as…
What Is Remdesivir, the First Drug That Treats Coronavirus?
Remdesivir doesn’t cure coronavirus. But the experimental drug, which may speed up recovery from a COVID-19 infection, is currently the best treatment we have against a virus that’s on a global rampage. Late last week, the FDA authorized emergency use of the…
FDA issues emergency authorization of anti-malaria drug for coronavirus care
The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, decades-old malaria drugs championed by President Donald Trump for coronavirus treatment despite scant evidence. The agency allowed for the drugs to be “donated to…