News / Drugs used for treating Covid-19 symptoms in India
| S. No |
Drug Name |
Developed By |
Used For |
| 1 |
Remdesivir |
United states Biopharma Company Gilead Sciences |
Stop The Viral Replication of corona Virus, Ebola |
| 2 |
Favipiravir |
Japan’s Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Ltd. |
Stop Viral Replication of corona Virus, used for Ebola treatment |
| 3 |
Dexamethasone |
Philip Showalter Hench |
Stop The Viral Replication of corona Virus, Reduce Inflammation, Rheumatism, Asthma, Allergies |
| 4 |
Hydroxychloroquine |
India Zydus and Ipca |
Stop The Viral Replication of corona Virus, Anti malarial Drug , Prevent Sars-Cov-2 Infection And Ameliorate Viral Shedding, Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drug. |
Note
It has been found that the above drugs help reduce viral load but are not “game changers”.
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