Scientists around the world are working to eradicate the corona virus. He is constantly researching and gathering information about the effects of new drugs and vaccines. The effect of many drugs in corona patients has also been seen to be positive. One of these drugs is remedivir. This drug is proving to be a 'life saving drug' in South Korea. Health officials here say that one in three Corona patients in South Korea has seen their condition improve after being given the antiviral drug remedesivir.
The Korean Center for Controlling disease and Prevention reported the results of the 1st group of twenty seven patients given remedicivir in different hospitals. Kwon Jun-wook, deputy director of the institute, said that the condition of nine of these patients improved while 15 patients showed no change, but the condition of three deteriorated.
In its latest update on the drug, biotechnology company Gilead said that an analysis showed that remedesivir has helped reduce the risk of death in critically ill corona patients, but at the same time the company He also warned that strict clinical trials were needed to confirm the benefits of the drug.
Let us know that the use of this drug was allowed in South Korea long ago. A South Korean government panel decided to give the drug to Corona patients after seeing positive results in several other countries. However a patient was allowed to give the same dose in one day.
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced at the time that remedacivir was a helpful and effective drug for the treatment of corona patients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also approved its emergency use in May.
One dose a day was prescribed for corona patients with normal symptoms, five doses for corona patients with moderate symptoms and 10 doses for patients with severe symptoms in South Korea.
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