Coronavirus: UK drug trial for over-50s recruiting

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Researchers are looking for more UK volunteers showing signs of coronavirus to test existing drugs.

A trial of potential coronavirus drugs aimed at over-50s, who are vulnerable to developing serious symptoms, is looking to recruit more UK volunteers.

Over 500 GP surgeries are asking those with a new, continuous cough or high temperature to test existing drugs.at home to see whether they can be included.The trial, led by a team at Oxford University, will compare with the current best available care a number of low-risk treatments recommended by an expert panel advising the chief medical officer for England, including:the antibiotic azithromycinAnd every day, for up to four weeks, they will be asked to answer some online questions about them.

Prof Fiona Watt, executive chair of the Medical Research Council, which is funding the trial, with the National Institute for Health Research, said:"We need more people to join the trial to see if we can identify a drug that helps prevent people reaching hospital and speeds up their recovery."

 

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