The announcement of Oxford University’s preliminary trials on corticosteroid Dexamethasone was made with much fanfare and excitement, as a possible “wonder drug” in the treatment of COVID-19.
While international media hailed this as the “first life-saving drug”, the fact remains that government doctors in Tamil Nadu seem to have beaten Oxford to the finish. Because a full two months before the June 16 announcement by Oxford, Tamil Nadu had already begun using methylprednisolone to critically ill patients and witnessing wondrous results.
This indicates that Indian healthtech #startups can take help of retired government doctors for their research needs.
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COVID-19 Drug: Sorry Oxford, TN Government Doctors Beat You To It
Part of this at least, is attributed to the treatment protocol formulated by doctors. Tamil Nadu has been using a combination of two drugs as part of its treatment protocol for the past two months, which has been yielding rich results, according to them.
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