Dexamethasone: the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatment
- Written by Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney
Author providedFirst, we tried the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Then we tested the antiviral drug remdesivir. But new UK research gives the strongest indication yet we may have found a useful treatment for COVID-19.
This time it’s an old anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone, which has been described as cheap, old and boring.
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