Experimental drug remdesivir shows potential for coronavirus, early research suggests – NBCNews.com, NBC News
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Early research shows that an experimental treatment for the coronavirus may help very sick patients improve their breathing, though experts caution that more studies are needed before the drug, remdesivir, can be recommended.
The research, published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine , looked at 428 coronavirus patients who had been given remdesivir through what’s called “compassionate use.”
In a majority of the patients – 758 percent – doctors were able to reduce the amount of oxygen support needed . What’s more, (of
Patients who’d been on ventilators were able to come off of those machines. That’s important because COVID – (patients who need to be put on ventilators appear to be more likely to suffer long-term health consequences , and may have worse outcomes.
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