Last Updated on October 14, 2024 by The Health Master
Healthcare experts around the world tout vaccinations and adherence to Covid-appropriate behavior as being paramount to the fight against the coronavirus.
For those infected, it is equally important to know your best treatment options — the right medicines and drugs that have been effective in reducing mortality, hospitalization, and ventilation.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the following drugs can be used for COVID-19 treatment:
- Baricitinib
- Ruxolitinib,
- Tofacitinib,
- Sotrovimab,
- Casirivimab-imdevimab,
- Tocilizumab,
- Sarilumab.
While baricitinib, tocilizumab, or sarilumab are highly recommended for treatment, roxolitinib, tofacitinib, sotrovimab, and casirivimab-imdevimab are usually given either as a substitute or only under certain circumstances.
Meanwhile, the use of following medicines are not currently recommended due to a lack of proof for their usage being beneficial or the medicines still being under clinical trials:
- Ivermectin,
- Hydroxychloroquine,
- Lopinavir/ritonavir,
- Remdesivir .
So far, the use of casirivimab and imdevimab for children has been recommended, as per the WHO. Tocilizumab is also recommended for kids.
However, as previously mentioned, vaccination still remains our best weapon against the coronavirus.
“Vaccination is having a substantial impact on case numbers and hospitalizations in a number of high-income countries, but limitations in global access to vaccines mean that many populations remain vulnerable,” the WHO says.
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