Following the world’s first successful clinical trial for a coronavirus treatment, the Government has made the drug Dexamethasone immediately available on the NHS across the UK, a significant breakthrough that could save thousands of lives.
• Following a government-funded UK trail, Dexamethasone has been immediately approved to treat all UK hospitalised COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen, including those on ventilators.
• There's strong evidence to show that this drug can reduce the risk of death significantly in coronavirus patients on ventilation by as much as 35 per cent and patients on oxygen by 20 per cent. The Government has acted to secure supplies of the drug in the UK, and we have in place enough treatment for over 200,000 people from stockpiles alone and has taken steps to protect supply for UK patients.
• Guided by the science, the UK is leading the way in the global fight against coronavirus – with the best clinical trials, the best vaccine development and the best immunology research in the world.
