Scientists to test high dexamethasone doses in COVID-19 patients
British scientists will be studying whether higher doses of a cheap and widely used steroid… Read More
3 years ago
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Taiwan provisionally approves dexamethasone as COVID-19 treatment
Taiwan provisionally approved the use of dexamethasone, a cheap and widely-used steroid, to treat the… Read More
4 years ago
Japan approves dexamethasone as COVID-19 treatment
Japan’s health ministry has approved dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, as a second… Read More
4 years ago
Dexamethasone trial results confirm COVID-19 benefits but also risks
The keenly-awaited full results from a UK trial of the steroid dexamethasone were published Friday, confirming its… Read More
5 years ago
Details of dexamethasone study showing reduced death risk released
They compared 2,104 coronavirus patients who received dexamethasone with 4,321 patients who did not Read More
5 years ago
Dexamethasone drug disappears from markets in Lahore
The otherwise widely available cheap medicine is being sold for Rs1,000 to Rs1,500 per packet Read More
5 years ago
DRAP issues advisory for Dexamethasone injections being used for COVID-19 patients
The DRAP issued an advisory regarding the Dexamethasone and directed pharmacies to sale the injection… Read More
5 years ago
Dexamethasone price skyrockets in Pakistan
Wholesale Chemist Council of Pakistan President Muhammad Atif Hanif has blamed pharmaceutical companies for the… Read More
5 years ago
Dexamethasone should be kept for serious coronavirus cases: WHO
A cheap steroid dexamethasone that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19… Read More
5 years ago
‘Dexamethasone saved my life,’ reveals COVID-19 survivor
A recovered COVID-19 patient on Wednesday revealed that 'miracle' drug dexamethasone 'saved his life'. Read More
5 years ago
COVID-19: US doctors skeptical of dexamethasone breakthrough
Researchers in Britain said dexamethasone, used to fight inflammation in other diseases, reduced death rates… Read More
5 years ago
WHO moves to update COVID-19 guidance after dexamethasone breakthrough
Britain showed dexamethasone, used since the 1960s to reduce inflammation in diseases such as arthritis,… Read More
5 years ago
‘Breakthrough’: Popular drug reduces deaths among COVID-19 patients
The results, described as a “major breakthrough” by scientists leading the UK-led clinical trial known… Read More
5 years ago