Arthritis drugs could help save lives of Covid patients, research finds
by Nicola Davis Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5CH61)
Results suggest tocilizumab and sarilumab could cut relative risk of death of those in intensive care by 24%
Two drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help to save the lives of one in 12 intensive care patients with severe Covid, researchers have found.
The NHS will begin using tocilizumab to treat coronavirus patients from Friday, health officials said after results from about 800 patients confirmed the drug brings benefits, potentially cutting the relative risk of death by 24%.
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