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Wonder when the Indian Council of Medical Research will release more papers - there were a few patients who responded positively under their suggested treatment

Wonder when the Indian Council of Medical Research will release more papers - there were a few patients who responded positively under their suggested treatment plan: > “We used a combo of Lopinavir and Ritonavir drugs which are usually given as a second line of treatment for HIV with drugs meant for curing malaria and swine flu. We administered this line of treatment to a 70-year-old Italian woman, who had come as a tourist to Rajasthan, who tested positive and was being treated by us, as well as another Italian, who is 69-year-old,” said Dr Sudhir Bhandari. > ... “The team of doctors under the leadership of Dr Sudhir Bhandari, Principal of SMS Medical College held consultations with the ICMR and tried a combination medicines given for malaria, swine flu (Tamiflu) along with drugs for HIV and it worked well. All three persons including the Italians were cured this way,” said Rohit Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health of Rajasthan government. Source: https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/three-coronavirus-afflicted-patients-recover-due-to-innovative-treatment-by-doctors-at-jaipur-govt-hospital https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/three-coronavirus-... > ... The three persons who tested positive were administered a combination of 200mg Lopinavir and 50 mg of Ritonavir twice a day besides Oseltamivir and Chloroquine that are given to the swine flu and malaria patients. > However, the doctors at the SMS Hospital warned that this was only an emergency treatment and the HIV medicines were used only as an emergency measure that could help in regaining normalcy. Source: https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/covid-19-magic-medicine-of-jaipurs-hospital-cures-3-patients-draws-attention-in-medical-world https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/covid-19-magic-med...

webmobdev 7y ago
Update: The Indian Council of Medical Research has also given the go ahead to try out plasma therapy for the really serious, and some hospitals and institute are waiting for clearance of the same from the Drug Controller General of India: > ... Blood for the plasma therapy will be collected from recovered patients at SCTIMST and the medical colleges and donated to critical patients with sanction from Blood Transfusion Council. Plasma would be separated from blood and taken to other hospitals under refrigeration. > ... When a person suffers from COVID-19, antibodies are created in his or her body as defence. Such B lymphocytes would be present in plasma. After a patient recovers from the disease, these antibodies remain in blood to prevent another attack by the virus. The plasma collected from such people and given to another patient would have antibodies which target the virus and prevent the recipient from slipping into a more serious condition. According to researches, plasma taken from one donor would have sufficient doses for two patients. Source: https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/04/09/kerala-plans-trials-in-convalescent-plasma-therapy-against-covid.html https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/04/09/ke...

webmobdev 7y ago

Update: The Indian Council of Medical Research has also given the go ahead to try out plasma therapy for the really serious, and some hospitals and institute are waiting for clearance of the same from the Drug Controller General of India: > ... Blood for the plasma therapy will be collected from recovered patients at SCTIMST and the medical colleges and donated to critical patients with sanction from Blood Transfusion Council. Plasma would be separated from blood and taken to other hospitals under refrigeration. > ... When a person suffers from COVID-19, antibodies are created in his or her body as defence. Such B lymphocytes would be present in plasma. After a patient recovers from the disease, these antibodies remain in blood to prevent another attack by the virus. The plasma collected from such people and given to another patient would have antibodies which target the virus and prevent the recipient from slipping into a more serious condition. According to researches, plasma taken from one donor would have sufficient doses for two patients. Source: https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/04/09/kerala-plans-trials-in-convalescent-plasma-therapy-against-covid.html https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/04/09/ke...