Trial of potential Covid-19 treatment begins in SA
Scientists will determine if the anti-diarrhoea drug nitazoxanide improves outcomes in high-risk patients
27 August 2020 - 19:15
Scientists at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital have begun enrolling volunteers in a phase 3 trial investigating the potential of the drug nitazoxanide to treat Covid-19.
It is one of several drugs scientists hope to repurpose for treating patients infected with Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19...
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