There is good news in the fight COVID-19. Researchers from Canada say they have found the world’s first oral remedy that can be used to fight the virus.
According to the Quebec researchers, according to the Montreal Heart Institute, they have found an ‘effective’ remedy that can help millions of patients who are not admitted to the hospital.
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reduction in COVID-19-related deaths with colchicine
The medical institute released the findings on Friday, believing they had come across an important resource that is an essential tool in treating patients who cannot be hospitalized – colchicine.
It is understood that the oral tablet was also used by CTV for other diseases.
According to researchers, the clinical trial to test the drug showed encouraging results.
The study found colchicine reduced the risk of death or hospitalization by 21% in those with COVID-19 compared with placebo.
Also in patients who tested positive for COVID-19, the drug not only reduced hospitalizations by 25%, but also deaths by 44%, and the need for a ventilator by 50%.
“This important scientific discovery makes colchicine the first oral drug in the world to be used to treat patients not admitted to hospital with COVID-19,” the report said.
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