Asthma Drug Alvesco Possibly Effective for COVID-19
Teijin’s Alvesco (ciclesonide),
an inhaled corticosteroid for asthma treatment, apparently helped improve the symptoms of patients who developed the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19,
according to a report posted on the website of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases.
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Is asthma remedy effective? ” Symptom improvement in three infected people ”
“Ciclesonide” is a drug used for bronchial asthma.
“The treatment of three patients with the new coronavirus has improved the symptoms of three patients using ciclesonide,” the treatment team reported.
Kanagawa Prefectural Ashigara Kami Hospital: Treatment team report
“Cruise ship passengers have been confirmed infected,” according to three people, using ciclesonide to improve their symptoms.
According to the treatment team, there is a possibility that “the effect of ciclesonide on suppressing the virus and inflammation has been effective against the new coronavirus.”
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: Comments
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that “it is necessary to consider whether there is any effect”, but also said that “it is a bright story in the absence of treatment.”
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