“Dexamethasone” recommended for new corona treatments Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare July 22 6:00
As overseas studies confirmed that the steroid drug dexamethasone used for severe pneumonia etc. is effective in treating severe patients with the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will recommend it as a therapeutic drug. It was.
"Dexamethasone" is a steroid used for severe pneumonia and rheumatism.A clinical trial conducted in the UK revealed that it has reduced the number of deaths in critically ill patients due to the new coronavirus. ..
In response to this, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has newly posted "Dexamethasone" in the medical treatment guidelines for new coronavirus infections.
Since no effect was seen in mild patients, we will recommend administration to severely ill patients.
Since this drug is already widely used in Japan as a treatment for severe infections and pneumonia, no new approval procedure is required, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is planning to make it known as a treatment.
The efficacy of this drug was confirmed as a drug used for the treatment of new coronavirus, and this is the second case following the special approval of "lemdecibir" in May.