Coronavirus Drug
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Canada secures 26K doses of coronavirus antibody treatment – here’s how it worksBamlanivimab is the first coronavirus antibody treatment to be approved in Canada.CanadaNov 24, 2020
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Remdesivir cut coronavirus recovery time by 5 days, company’s final study suggestsThe antiviral drug, which was recently used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump, also appeared to reduce the risk of death in some patients.HealthOct 8, 2020
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Experts slam U.S. for hoarding world’s supply of remdesivir — only licensed COVID-19 drugThe Department of Health and Human Services said Trump has secured 500,000 treatments of the drug through September, representing 100 per cent of Gilead’s July production capacity and 90 per cent of its capacity in August and September.HealthJul 1, 2020
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Cheap drug could help save lives from coronavirus, early study results showA new study has found that dexamethasone might help reduce deaths among COVID-19 patients who develop serious breathing problems.HealthJun 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: Drug trial sees ‘encouraging’ results but researchers say more study neededNearly 70 per cent of patients tested in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Japan improved after taking the Gilead Sciences drug remdesivir, but eight of the patients worsened while seven died.HealthApr 10, 2020
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Promising trial drug blocks early coronavirus infection in engineered human tissueThe trial drug is described as having two functions, with one being "physically blocking the door to the virus so it cannot enter" a person's body.HealthApr 3, 2020
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Coronavirus: Controversial malaria drug hydroxychloroquine tested at B.C. seniors’ homeHydroxychloroquine is being trialed as a therapy for COVID-19 at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre.Mar 27, 2020
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B.C. opens new pathway to ‘safe supply’ for drug users amid coronavirus pandemicB.C. has introduced new clinical guidance that could make it easier for people struggling with addictions to get access to safe drugs.Mar 27, 2020
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Coronavirus: China’s death toll soars above 560 as hospital tests new drugA new, 1,500-bed hospital specially built for virus patients opened days after a 1,000-bed hospital with prefabricated wards and isolation rooms began taking patients.WorldFeb 6, 2020
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