Covid treatments: Major boost in drugs treating coronavirus patients
Dexamethasone costs £5 per patient, while tocilizumab costs £500 for a one off infusion.
This compares to the cost of keeping patients in the ICU, which is £2000 a day.
In a study published in the US National Library of Medicine, tocilizumab drug was further analsyed.
The study noted: “The overall objective of the study is to determine the therapeutic effect and tolerance of Tocilizumab combined with Dexamethasone in patients with moderate, severe pneumonia or critical pneumonia associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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