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. 2020 Nov 12:164:D5620.

[The medicinal treatment of COVID-19: a brief update]

[Article in Dutch]
Mark G J de Boer  1   2 , Emilie M Gieling  3 , Paul D van der Linden  4 , Bhanu N M Sinha  5 , Albert M Vollaard  6
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[The medicinal treatment of COVID-19: a brief update]

[Article in Dutch]
Mark G J de Boer et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Abstract

Much has changed in the medical treatment of COVID-19 after the first patient with an infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands was diagnosed in February 2020. On the basis of limited data, at first only off-label use of (hydroxy)chloroquine seemed to be a treatment option. However, now based on the findings of several randomized studies, other medicines have been included in the Dutch guidelines about the treatment of COVID-19. In this article, we will briefly discuss the current state of affairs with regard to the drugs (hydroxy) chloroquine, remdesivir and corticosteroids. Again, it appears that only well-executed randomized clinical trials can determine the status of various supposedly effective drugs.

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