{"id":11456,"date":"2020-06-21T08:05:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T08:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/?p=11456"},"modified":"2020-06-21T08:05:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T08:05:53","slug":"uk-researchers-claim-breakthrough-in-covid-treatment-with-dexamethasone-heres-all-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/2020\/06\/21\/uk-researchers-claim-breakthrough-in-covid-treatment-with-dexamethasone-heres-all-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"UK researchers claim \u2018breakthrough\u2019 in COVID treatment with \u2018Dexamethasone\u2019; here\u2019s all you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In a clinical trial, it was found that Dexamethasone \u2013 a steroid drug available worldwide typically used to reduce inflammation \u2013 reduced deaths by up to one-third in severely ill-ventilated COVID patients.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jagranimages.com\/images\/2020\/jun\/dexa1592382626007.jpg\" alt=\"UK researchers claim \u2018breakthrough\u2019 in COVID treatment with \u2018Dexamethasone\u2019; here\u2019s all you need to know\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk:<\/strong>&nbsp;With over eight million confirmed COVID infections recorded worldwide till now alongside more than 4,41,000 fatalities, the struggle to find the cure to the vile contagion infection has achieved a rare breakthrough in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a clinical trial to test the potential treatment for COVID-`19 called RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 therapy), it was found that Dexamethasone \u2013 a steroid drug available worldwide typically used to reduce inflammation \u2013 reduced deaths by up to one-third in severely ill-ventilated COVID patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial has shown that dexamethasone, a steroid, significantly reduces the risk of dying from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> for seriously ill patients requiring respiratory intervention &#8211; a major breakthrough <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KITpXiUcMr\">https:\/\/t.co\/KITpXiUcMr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/priorityCOVIDresearch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#priorityCOVIDresearch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W1ifVSPqDM\">pic.twitter.com\/W1ifVSPqDM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NIHR Research (@NIHRresearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIHRresearch\/status\/1272875390160289793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p> The observations led by a team from Oxford University \u2013 part of world\u2019s biggest trial testing the existing medications on COVID patients \u2013 showed that for patients on ventilators, Dexamethasone cut the risk of death by one-third, from 40% to 28%. While for those on oxygen-support, it cut the risk of death by a fifth, from 25% to 20%. The randomized trial had close to 2,100 patients who were given dexamethasone as compared to more than 4,300 who were not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers, who tested the drug both orally and intravenously, have estimated that the drug can prevent one fatality in eight patients on ventilators, and can also avert one in twenty-five deaths in patients on Oxygen support. Unlike, Hydroxychloroquine, it, however, did not appear to help less ill patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, the Dexamethasone price is regulated under the Drug Price Control Order 2013, and costs around Rs 5-6 per injection. Whereas the tablets cost even less, barely 1.40 Rupees per tablet or Rs 28 per strip with 20 tablets, with its widely available generic type costing even less than a rupee per tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the only drug so far that has been shown to reduce mortality \u2014 and it reduces it significantly,\u201d Peter Horby, the member of UK\u2019s COVID-fighting taskforce was quoted as saying by British media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cThis is the most important trial result for COVID-19 so far. Significiant reduction in mortality in those requiring oxygen or ventilation from a widely available, safe and well known drug. Many thanks to those who took part and made it happen. It will save lives around the world,\u201d England\u2019s Chief Medical Officer Chris Witty wrote on Twitter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India has a virtual monopoly over Hydroxychloroquine production, the drug which has been prescribed by ICMR as a COVID-prophylactic (preventative measure close contacts of a COVID patient and healthcare workers). However, as for Dexamethasone, India does not have as massive production line, but the one which it has already, is being considered self-sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are enough supplies in India. It&#8217;s been used for over four decades in several indications, and is very affordable,&#8221; Pankaj Patel, chairman of Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila, the largest manufacturer of the steiroid drug, was quoted as saying by Times of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted By:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/english.jagran.com\/lifestyle\/uk-researchers-claim-breakthrough-in-covid-treatment-with-dexamethasone-heres-all-you-need-to-know-10012975#\">Talib Khan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a clinical trial, it was found that Dexamethasone \u2013 a steroid drug available worldwide typically used to reduce inflammation \u2013 reduced deaths by up to one-third in severely ill-ventilated COVID patients. 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