This asthma drug can speed up recovery in Covid-19 patients
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(Reuters file)
Preliminary trial showed 32% of those taking budesonide recovered within the first 14 days of treatment.
Inhaled budesonide primarily an asthma drug can shorten recovery time among Covid patients aged over 50, according to a study.
Early treatment with inhaled budesonide cut recovery time by a median of three days in Covid-19 patients at higher risk of more severe illness, said researchers from the University of Oxford.
The findings, from the preliminary trial, showed 32 per cent of those taking budesonide recovered within the first 14 days of treatment, compared with 22 per cent in the usual care group. They also reported greater well being after 2 weeks.
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