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alezzy13:
Really? Where?

it's on ncdc page

dapsoneh:
notvmy question, i lectured u on the question u asked? Go back and read what posted. I took my time to lecture u

Lol.

You took your time to lecture me indeed.

No, my lecturer. You didn't lecture me cos I don't need it.

You lectured yourself, yet you missed the point.

You said it was impossible cos it's an anti-inflammatory drug.

And I asked what you thought caused the inability to breathe that is a symptom and then you proceeded to prove me right and refused to take your own lecture.

Please I'm not available for long arguments. I'm sure you have other students to "lecture".

TripleOh7:
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Don't be a chump.

It's obvious from my own posts that my eyes skipped a word and we probably on the same page.

But of course you have to be an a-hole about it.

Congrats. You "won" the argument. Happy now?

Try to be a good student and learn from correction. Also, cultivate the habit of reading well and pay attention to details before coming online to engage in higihaga

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Seun:
The leaders of the RECOVERY drug trial in the UK, who are testing the effects of many existing drugs on COVID-19 patients, have announced that the drug dexamethasone, which is very cheap (for now) and available in most countries (including ours), has been experimentally proven to reduce the risk of death of people with severe cases of the Coronavirus disease.

They administered 6mg of dexamethasone daily (by tablet or by injection) to 2104 COVID-19 patients for ten days. After 28 days, they compared the results of this treatment to the normal treatment which 4321 other patients received. They discovered that the drug reduces the risk of death in patients who are on oxygen or on the ventilator.

* For patients who were so sick that they had to be placed on a ventilator, dexamethasone reduced their risk of death from 40% to 28%. For every 8 COVID-19 patients on the ventilator treated with this drug, 1 additional life was saved.

* For patients sick enough to be placed on oxygen, the risk of death dropped by from 25% to 20%. For every 25 patients on oxygen treated, 1 additional life was saved.

* For patients who were not sick enough to be placed on oxygen or a ventilator, there was "no improvement" according to the researchers.

Sources:
- https://www.recoverytrial.net/files/recovery_dexamethasone_statement_160620_v2final.pdf (updated)

- https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53061281

This is good news for Ex-Governor Abiola Ajimobi and other Nigerian COVID-19 patients in intensive care. The benefit seems modest but remember, that improvement is relative to the standard treatment in the UK. Also, note that it provided "no benefit" to most of the patients.

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Wish I could just discover a herb herb are the basis of modern drug formulation.

princepalace:
Actually, they may be right to some extent because I as a person, i have been on that same drug for the past 10 years (xasten). I use it for cattar and pain on the joints. It works wonders. I could breath very well when used especially in the night which allows me to have a very sound sleep. It is when it is abused by people that they tend to call it maawu

those who use it to gain weight abuse it.
But it helped me when I had pnuemonia and also my asthmatic mum took it too and was relieved

Taiwx:
Dexamethasone is a poison on its own
regretted using it for weight gain!

Please share your experience, thank you