QUESTION: Why are doctors using old drugs to treat COVID?
ANSWER: It can take years to develop a new FDA-approved, an antiviral drug. Facing ICUs filled with seriously ill patients, doctors looked at already existing medications that had the potential to treat COVID. Some, like Remdesivir, have shown antiviral activity while others, like Dexamethasone and Tocilizumab, can calm potentially deadly inflammation.
