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The placebo-controlled ACTT 3 trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of remdesivir in combination with interferon beta-1a in more than 1000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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The patient, a 74-year-old female, presented to the ER after experiencing a low grade fever, cough, and shortness of breath for 2 days.
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Dexamethasone appears promising for patients with severe illness.
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Acalabrutinib, a Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, appears to reduce respiratory distress as well as the hyperinflammatory immune response associated with coronavirus disease 2019.
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No significant difference seen in five-, 10-day course for severe COVID-19 without mechanical ventilation.
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The FDA has granted Fast Track designation to intravenous choline chloride (Protara Therapeutics), an investigational phospholipid substrate replacement therapy for the treatment of intestinal failure-associated liver disease.
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Treatment with remdesivir was associated with a shorter time to recovery in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to peer-reviewed data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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The FDA has approved Octapharma’s Investigational New Drug Application allowing the Company to initiate a phase 3 trial of Octagam® (immune globulin intravenous [human]) in patients with COVID-19 with severe disease progression.
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Following clearance of an Investigational New Drug Application by the Food and Drug Administration, ViralClear announced that a phase 2 study evaluating merimepodib oral solution for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be initiated.
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Treatment with inhaled nitric oxide has been shown to have both pulmonary and antiviral benefits.