Neither remdesivir NOR hydroxychloroquine lower the risk of respiratory failure ...

Neither remdesivir NOR hydroxychloroquine lower the risk of respiratory failure ...
Neither remdesivir NOR hydroxychloroquine lower the risk of respiratory failure ...
Neither hydroxychloroquine NOR remdesivir lower inflammation or reduce the degree of respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients, study finds The NOR-Solidarity, part of the WHO-Solidarity trial, looked at the effects of remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine on hospitalized COVID-19 patients Forty-two patients were randomly assigned to receive remdesivir, 52 patients to receive hydroxychloroquine and 87 patients to receive standard care In all three treatment groups, there were similar decreases in viral loads during the first week of treatment Neither of the drugs reduced the degree respiratory failure or lowered inflammatory markers in COVID-19 patients

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Two COVID-19 treatments do not seem to have any effect in helping patients recover from the disease more quickly, a new study suggests.

Researchers looked at two therapies: remdesivir - which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Covid and hydroxychloroquine, which is not approved.

They found that neither drug helped decrease the severity of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients nor lowered inflammation no matter what the patient's age was or how long they had had symptoms for. 

The team, from Oslo University Hospital, in Norway, says the findings have the group 'questioning the antiviral potential' of the treatments.

A new study found neither remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine reduced the degree respiratory failure or reduced inflammatory makers in COVID-19 patients (file image)

A new study found neither remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine reduced the degree respiratory failure or reduced inflammatory makers in

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