Dexamethasone: Nigeria to begin trial of COVID-19 ‘life-saving’ drug
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday said there will be clinical trials of a drug, Dexamethasone for COVID-19 patients.g was effective for patients seriously down with COVID-19.
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson had said UK researchers said the drug has reduced COVID-19 deaths risk.Speaking at the PTF’s COVID-19 daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja, Ehanire said clinicians will be directed to consider the drug for their trials and see how it works.“I did mention that there is a medicine that we are going to ask our clinicians to try. It is not a medicine that you should be using but a medicine that the doctor is to use.
“Luckily this medicine is not new and it is well-known to be used for other purposes as a steroid. It was found to be useful in this case. It is easy to try it out because we know the side effects,” he said.Related Topics:
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