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UPDATE: COVID medicine has changed substantially over the past few months. The questions we're grappling with today are very different than the ones we were dealing with just a few months ago.
Here are some of the #COVID19 questions recently posed to me by frontline doctors: 1/
Here are some of the #COVID19 questions recently posed to me by frontline doctors: 1/
1. Why isn't anyone using baricitinib? The drug just received emergency authorization but we never hear about it.
2. How does cenicriviroc work & why is the NIH studying it?3. Does dexamethasone cause secondary bacterial infections?
My thoughts:
2. How does cenicriviroc work & why is the NIH studying it?3. Does dexamethasone cause secondary bacterial infections?
My thoughts:
1. Baricitinib is an arthritis drug. In November, it was authorized in combination with remdesivir for adults hospitalized with #COVID19 who need help breathing. The combo was better than remdesivir alone in reducing reducing recovery times. That's great!
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