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UK Authorizes Dexamethasone as COVID-19 Treatment

June 19, 2020

The UK has authorized the use of the corticosteroid dexamethasone to reduce the risk of death in COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation or oxygen.

The UK government cited preliminary results from Oxford University’s RECOVERY trial, which showed that dexamethasone reduced the risk of death in ventilated patients by one-third, and by one-fifth in patients on oxygen.

The government said it is securing a supply of the drug for the treatment of more than 200,000 COVID-19 patients.

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