Commonly available anti-inflammatory drugs have been found to reduce the mortality rate of the sickest COVID-19 patients by 20%, researchers said on Thursday. | AFP
“In the groups that were given the various steroids, 32%, roughly, died, so that’s a 20% reduction in the risk…
“Just as we did with dexamethasone, the NHS will now take immediate action to ensure that patients who could benefit from treatment with hydrocortisone do so,” he added. Some 403 patients at 88 hospitals in the U.K. study received hydrocortisone via an intravenous drip rather than in pill form, he said.The similar effectiveness of different corticosteroids could help in the treatment of the disease around the world, alleviating pressure on supply chains, he added.
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