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Coronavirus: which drugs are used and which are not to treat this disease?

Coronavirus: which drugs are used and which are not to treat this disease?

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Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 16/10/2020

Scientists from all over the world have placed great emphasis on discovering drugs that can control the symptoms of the Coronavirus without being lethal, among the results presented, it is recommended not to use antivirals against HIV and Hydroxychloroquine.


What medications are authorized for use?

The drugs that are authorized to be used are Dexamethasone and Corticosteroids, as they reduce the mortality and reproduction of the Coronavirus in the respiratory tract, they are also endorsed and approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).


These drugs should be used in patients who show severe symptoms, because if used in the first manifestations it will not work, since there are no immune defenses for the drug to take effect.


Remdesivir was initially administered against Ebola and in this Pandemic it has shown successful rehabilitation, reducing recovery time from 11 to 15 days in hospitalized people.

Likewise, Anticoagulants (Corticosteroids) are used in critically ill patients or in those who are connected to a mechanical respirator, since the virus causes blood clots to form and the venous circulation loses fluidity.


Currently scientists are developing so-called monoclonal antibodies in order to stimulate the Immune System that can neutralize and reduce the reproduction of the Coronavirus, this project is in the experimental clinical trials stage and promises good results according to its first successful patient Donald Trump , President of the United States.


Also the administration of Plasma in patients cured of the virus has yielded excellent results, since it has been discovered that it contains new antibodies that can fight COVID-19, however, it is still in experimental stages.


Medicines that should not be used

Hydroxychloroquine and Lopinavir-ritonavir are ineffective antimalarials to treat Coronavirus, according to British research Recovery, since they do not produce a positive effect that reduces the mortality and reproduction of the virus.


Do not self-medicate and diagnose a Specialist before any symptoms of the virus, remember that you can do it using digital tools such as Telemedicine, to avoid exposure to the virus.

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