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Alvesco Fails in COVID-19 Trial, NCGM Says It Can’t Be Recommended
Teijin Pharma’s Alvesco (ciclesonide), an inhaled corticosteroid for asthma that has been seen as a potential treatment for COVID-19, failed to demonstrate efficacy in preventing the worsening of pneumonia in a Japanese clinical trial. The National Center for Global Health…
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