Dexamethasone

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Q&A: How could COVID-19 drugs work and what’s out there?

Finding existing drugs that are effective against COVID-19 is our best bet toward treatments, and the US buy-up of Remdesivir supplies highlights how urgent the race is

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Q&A: Dexamethasone and COVID-19

According to a trial in the UK, dexamethasone is “the first drug shown to improve survival in COVID-19” patients. But what is it and what do these results tell us?