Kaampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The HIV drug Lopinavir, given in combination with Ritonavir has been found not to have any effect in treating COVID-19 in the biggest drug trial to date. The findings of the trial which were published in the medical journal the Lancet involved 5,040 people …
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Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some people living with HIV/Aids in Serere district have missed their antiretroviral treatment because of the shortage of Atazanavir and Lopinavir drugs at some health facilities for more than a month. Atazanavir and Lopinavir are second line drugs. However, the absence of the drugs …
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The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, medicines used to deal with the symptoms of the disease are increasingly in critically short supply in Europe, the worst-hit continent. From sedatives needed to intubate patients struggling to breathe to anti-malarial drugs heavily backed by US …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists are considering using the discontinued malaria drug Chloroquine, HIV drug Lopinavir and the Ebola drug Remdesivir among the treatments for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu, a researcher and Executive Director of the Uganda Virus Research Center told journalists that while the effectiveness …
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