{"id":258509,"date":"2020-06-18T07:32:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T11:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258509"},"modified":"2020-06-18T07:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T11:32:56","slug":"dexamethasone-not-miracle-pill-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/18\/dexamethasone-not-miracle-pill-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Dexamethasone not \u2018miracle pill\u2019: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He acknowledged that the steroid has been hailed as a \u201cmajor breakthrough\u201d, but also pointed out that the findings showed that it could only reduce deaths by about 30 percent in critical Covid-19 patients. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday welcomed the result of the trial in the United Kingdom on dexamethasone, a common steroid, which showed recovery in patients severely ill with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), but clarified that it cannot be considered a \u201cmiracle pill\u201d.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the discovery was \u201cgood news\u201d since the steroid is a common, cheap, and commercially available drug.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged that the steroid has been hailed as a \u201cmajor breakthrough\u201d, but also pointed out that the findings showed that it could only reduce deaths by about 30 percent in critical Covid-19 patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely welcome it. Although we don\u2019t think it\u2019s a miracle pill,\u00a0kasi ang<\/em>\u00a0findings\u00a0po<\/em>\u00a0(because the findings show), it can save about 30 percent of seriously ill patients. We want a cure that will save a 100 percent if not a majority of those who fall seriously ill,\u201d he said in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) also warned the public against the unregulated use of dexamethasone.<\/p>\n

\u201cMariin namin pinaaalahanan ang publiko na hindi po tayo dapat pumunta agad-agad sa mga botika para bumili nito. Mariin din po naming pinapaalala sa lahat na ang gamot na ito ay hindi tine<\/em>-take without the supervision of a doctor\u00a0lalo na nga po kagaya ng ibang gamot, mayroon itong<\/em>\u00a0side effects\u00a0kapag mali ang gamit nito<\/em>\u00a0(We strongly urge the public not to rush to the drugstores and buy this drug. We strongly remind the public that this drug must not be taken without the supervision of a doctor as its wrong use results in side effects),” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

She urged the public not to buy or hoard it “in the hope of self-medicating or taking it as prophylaxis”.<\/p>\n

In a public address late Monday night, Duterte expressed hope that experts would soon develop a vaccine or miracle pill to cure Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way to fight Covid is vaccine or iyong maybe ‘yung miracle pill that would kill just as an antibiotic would kill a bacteria. But\u00a0itong<\/em>\u00a0virus cannot be killed by antibiotic.\u00a0Katawan mo talaga ang mag-<\/em>produce\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0antibodies. Now there is a pill, I hope it’s true\u00a0na parang lalaban<\/em>\u00a0and it can maybe sabi kill,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte, in previous speeches, said he was looking for funds for the immediate purchase of an effective vaccine once it is available.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang assured that the national government is ready to implement an immunization plan should a vaccine roll out in the future.<\/p>\n

Earlier, researchers in the UK said that dexamethasone cuts the risk of death in severely ill Covid-19 patients.<\/p>\n

Trial results showed that dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases such as arthritis, reduced death rates by around a third among the most severely ill Covid-19 patients.<\/p>\n

However, the trial results have not yet been peer-reviewed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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