COVID-19: Dexamenthasone Has Not Been Approved In Nigeria – NCDC New Life Saving Drug Against COVID-19 Has Not Been Approved In Nigeria-NCDC

The National Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has come out to reveal that the life saving drug against coronavirus “Dexamethasone”that has newly been discovered as not been approved for use in Nigeria. The agency made this known via its official Twitter handle. “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of recent outcomes from a UK-Government funded clinical trial for COVID-19. The results support the use of Dexamethasone as a possible treatment to reduce the risk of death among COVID-19 patients, who require oxygen or mechanical ventilation.

Please note that the Government of Nigeria has not validated or approved any treatment for COVID-19. In addition, the use of Dexamethasone for COVID-19 treatment has not been validated by WHO. We are aware of ongoing clinical trials conducted by scientists in the UK and will work with our sister agencies to evaluate this emerging data on the use of Dexamethasone. We will inform the general public on outcomes following scientific review and validation.”

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