The British newspaper "Daily Mirror" quoted researchers in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which recorded the beginning of the epidemic, as saying that they believe that the drug used by most diabetics around the world, and it is the cheapest type of drug used by these patients, may be a very effective treatment In eliminating the new Corona virus.
The drug that researchers are talking about is "metformin", and it is sold under the trade name (Glucophage), which is a common and cheap treatment for type 2 diabetes, and it is also available in most pharmacies, and it is a certified treatment in Britain for diabetics and is always available to them, but its price is almost not It is mentioned, where "Daily Mirror" says it is "cheap".
The price of a single pill of this drug is 3 pence, or about four US cents, in what Chinese researchers described as a "strange drug" after they discovered that it reduces the body's response to infections.
The researchers say this drug, available and popular, has been prescribed to diabetics since the 1950s, and has great potential to improve their health.
Chinese researchers began conducting their studies on this drug after they noticed at the beginning of last month that the death rate from the emerging coronavirus among patients taking this drug was low, or it was lower compared to those who do not take it.
Upon observing this, the researchers conducted a study that included 104 patients who were infected with corona during the period from January to last March who had to enter hospitals in order to receive treatment and were at the same time taking the drug "metformin", and the data for these 104 patients were compared to 179 other patients in the same specifications, but they They do not take the drug in question, so the researchers end up with promising results for Corona treatment.
The study found that only three patients who used metformin died in the Corona virus, while in the segment that did not take this drug 22 patients lost their lives, which means that this drug reduces the chances of death in a very noticeable way, and makes the patient’s body more able to resist. ".