Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against
The therapies — artesunate, imatinib, and infliximab — will be tested on hospitalised COVID-19 patients in 52 countries under the Solidarity PLUS programme.There have been more than 203 million cases of the disease recorded globally as of Wednesday, according to WHO.Speaking during a press conference in Geneva, WHO’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus underscored the critical need to find more effective and accessible COVID-19 therapeutics.
The three drugs were selected by an independent panel for their potential in reducing the risk of death in people hospitalised for COVID-19.Artesunate is a medicine for severe malaria, imatinib is used for certain cancers, including leukemia, while infliximab is used to treat Crohn’s Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases of the immune system.
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