The health ministry has approved the steroid drug dexamethasone for treating COVID-19 patients after it proved effective in a British clinical trial. Dexamethasone, an anti-inflammatory ...

In a press release on Tuesday (June 16), researchers from a large, randomized controlled trial for COVID-19 treatments announced that they’d seen an improvement in survival at 28 days after entry into ...

London, June 17 () The UK government on Wednesday authorised the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) to use steroid dexamethasone, the "world's first" coronavirus treatment proven to reduce ...

You may use steroids in pill or liquid form for a moderate or serious flare-up, also known as an acute exacerbation. These fast-acting oral medications are usually prescribed for short-term use ...

It is suggested that after the patient is tapered to a dose of 0.75 mg of dexamethasone per day, a morning cortisol level should be drawn to determine the steroid's effect on adrenal function.

Proper timing is essential, the doctors say, because steroids suppress the immune system. In Japan, dexamethasone and other steroids have been approved to treat COVID-19 patients with “moderate ...

for those receiving 3 daily doses of dexamethasone, in resolution of throat pain. In this study, we address the question as to whether the clinical response to steroid treatment is influenced by ...