Health - NEWS - ASTHMA DRUG MAY REDUCE RISK OF SEVERE COVID IF TAKEN EARLY– study


 

10/02/2021 @ 21h15
by The_GuardianUK
 

Inhaled budesonide could become first treatment in early stages of infection if study confirmed. A cheap and widely available asthma drug appears to significantly reduce the risk of people getting seriously ill with Covid-19, if it is taken within the first week of developing symptoms, research suggests.

If the results are confirmed by other ongoing studies, inhaled budesonide – which both stops people from getting worse and shortens the length of their illness – could become the first treatment in the early stages of infection. Read more HERE.

  
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