Hi i’m jesse and i’m a pharmacist and today let’s talk about a major breakthrough in finding for a cure for kovat 19 or the corona virus disease that have caused this pandemic this positive news since the outbreak of this disease last year came from a clinical trial result conducted in the united kingdom that showed a common and an affordable drug can be used in
Treating critically ill kovat 19 patient the drugs name is dexamethasone wh i’ll release an article this june saying that scientists from the university of oxford in cooperation with uk hospital conducted a randomized clinical trial using dexamethasone and have found beneficial effect for patients that are seriously ill with kovat 19 however these effects were
Not observed in patients with milder disease research results showed a reduced risk of death by 30 percent for patients that are using ventilators then 20% reduction for patients on oxygen when treated with dexamethasone so what is dexamethasone dexamethasone is a drug classified as corticosteroid corticosteroids are drugs commonly used to reduce inflammation in
Different medical conditions that include but not limited to asthma copd or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease allergies autoimmune diseases such as sle and rheumatoid arthritis and in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy other examples of corticosteroids are prednisone methylprednisolone fluticasone but a medicine and triamcinolone in severe cases where the
Body’s immune system over reacts to a buyer’s the body releases chemicals the attack on cells where the virus is attached causing an excessive inflammation in kovach 19 patients their lungs are severely inflamed making it very difficult for them to breathe maxo medicine a corticosteroid works by suppressing the immune system resulting in a decreased inflammation
Giving the lungs a higher chance to heal dexamethasone has been used since the early 1960s and is widely available all around the world and with an affordable price as being said earlier the preliminary result on the clinical trial showed that dexamethasone was only beneficial to seriously ill cobit 19 patient especially those who are requiring oxygen and those
That are using ventilators so please please don’t go rushing into a pharmacy and ask for dexamethasone or any corticosteroids for you to take in order to prevent yourself from having cobit 19 because that is not right simply because first that’s a medicine it’s a prescription drug you can buy this in a pharmacy without a prescription from a doctor second even if
You have a prescription please don’t use this medicine other than what is being prescribed by your doctor and third taking this drug may have some undesirable side effect that includes anxiety sleep disturbances weight gain and fluid retention and on top of that long-term use of corticosteroid will have a greater chance for you to catch an infectious disease due to
A low immune system so again don’t take dexamethasone as a supplement to prevent yourself from being infected with coca 19 okay so that’s it’s per day and if you like to know more about the said clinical trial click on the links below found in the description box that is hope and pray that our dedicated scientists and researchers may find a cure for this disease
The sooner the better and i would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all the front liners in the world especially here the philippines to our brave doctors nurses pharmacists medical technologists all health care professionals working in a medical facility and to the police officers all of you who have risked your lives in order to end this
Pandemic thank you so much always remember it is safer when you know your medication stay safe by
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Dexamethasone for COVID explained By JC Pharmacist
